Thursday, March 22, 2018

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing at an exponential rate

Researchers have observed that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, now three times the size of France, is showing signs of exponential growth. In a new study published in the journal Nature, scientists provide a detailed analysis of the garbage patch, a monumental effort that required two planes and 18 boats to complete. “We wanted to have a clear, precise picture of what the patch looked like,” Laurent Lebreton, study lead author and lead oceanographer for the Ocean Cleanup Foundation, told the...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-is-growing-at-an-exponential-rate
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