The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Amazing.

"The rotating air mass creates a high-pressure system throughout the region. Those high pressures depress the ocean surface, and the rotating air mass also drives a slow but oceanic-scale surface current that moves with the air in a clockwise spiral. Winds near the center of the high are light or even calm, and so they do not mix the floating debris into the water column. This huge region, what I call a "gentle maelstrom," has become an accumulator of debris from innumerable sources along the North Pacific rim, as well as from ships at sea."

Trashed: Across the Pacific Ocean, Plastics, Plastics, Everywhere CHARLES MOORE / Natural History v.112, n.9, Nov03

 

jean michel cousteau has a great show on the national geo channel , i actually watch the episode about this !! Its amazing how much us humans have made such an impact on our enviroment and wildlife!! Its good to see that we are aware of what we are doing. and trying to make a difference

 

Indeed!
And it sounds like I have to look up that episode.
I had heard about this phenomena, but the details coming out now is intense. This is like a train accident I can't look away from.

 

I have e-mailed these people for some more info. I will post back when they contact me.

 

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