2025年1月22日 · For many people, the idea of a “garbage patch” conjures up images of an island of trash floating on the ocean. In reality, these patches are almost entirely made up of tiny bits of plastic , called microplastics .

This endangered mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) was photographed by National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, in his ambitious project to document every species in captivity—inspiring people not just to care, but also to help protect these animals for future generations.

“Garbage patches” – inaccurate nickname given to open ocean areas where marine debris concentrates. What’s in a name? - the name “garbage patch” is a misnomer. there is no island of trash forming in the middle of the ocean nor a blanket . of trash that can be seen with satellite or aerial photographs. this is

Publication of the garbage patch study coincided with a new report from Britain, Foresight Future of the Sea, that found plastic pollution in the ocean could triple by 2050 unless a “major response” is mounted to prevent plastic from reaching the ocean.

2023年10月19日 · Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations. That’s the equivalent of setting five garbage bags full of trash on every foot of coastline around the world. Plastics often contain additives …

2009年3月9日 · including ocean currents, thermodynamics, and human-environment interactions is crucial to determine exactly how the garbage is ending up in the gyre and what we can do to stop it.

Henderson Island is a tiny island. It sits in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. No one lives there. And it is half the size of Manhattan. Yet more than 19 tons of trash litter its beaches, most of it plastic. Researchers estimate that it has the greatest amount of debris for its size of any place in the world. They think it has more than 37 ...

2024年3月11日 · For many people, the idea of a “garbage patch” conjures up images of an island of trash floating on the ocean. In reality, these patches are usually made up of microplastics that can’t always be seen by the naked eye.

The current pushes the plastic trash to Henderson’s beaches. Henderson Island is one of the world's most far away places. It is also one of its most polluted.

The numbers are staggering: There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean. Of that mass, 269,000 tons float on the surface, while some four billion plastic microfibers per square kilometer litter the deep sea. Scientists call these statistics the "wow factor" of ocean trash.