Study: Plastic in 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' increases 100-fold
The plastic island, known as "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch," has grown 100-fold in 40 years. Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego traveled to the plastic island – the size of Texas – and found insects called "sea skaters"
By Ian Johnston, msnbc.com The amount of plastic trash in the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" has increased 100-fold during the past 40 years, causing "profound" changes to the marine environment, according to a new study.
The plastic island, known as "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch," has grown 100-fold in 40 years. Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego traveled to the plastic island – the size of Texas – and found insects called "sea
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The great Pacific garbage patch has created a new breeding ground for a marine insect, which in turn is changing Pacific ecosystems. The great Pacific garbage patch is giving sea striders a place to breed out on the open
