sOverview of the issue of the trash islands of the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
It is due to oceanic currents that the majority of the trash that is present in the sea that is carried to a number of regions where the currents meet. It are these collections of trash that are referred to as marine trash islands.
As the number of waste present in the oceans corresponds with the increase in the increase of population, the issue of the trash islands in the Pacific and Atlantic is becoming increasingly severe.
In the Pacific Ocean, there are four main currents that merge to form the North Pacific gyre which is more commonly known as the North Pacific Subtropical High, which spans from the western region of the United States to Japan, and from Hawaii to California. These currents then form an enormous swirling vertex that has collected floating garbage from across the Pacific Ocean. At the centre of this issue though, is the debris can typically be found in the calm centre of this large rotating otherwise known as the "Eastern Pacific Garbage Patch".
The garbage patch has become notorious and has received a large amount of attention for its size. Though, a further factor in the issue of the trash islands is that it is not the only area in which marine debris can be located. Marine debris is plentiful in waters and coastlines across the globe. Hence, a number of animals have become entangled in large pieces of debris and can either be drowned or slowned by dragging an excess of weight with plastic bags and bottles being attached to their bodies. Therefore, the garbage patch has been largely unnoticed untli the early 1990's when Captain Charles Moore, who sailed through a rarely traveled region between Hawaii and the mainlaind.
Only in recent years has the islands of trash been noticed and acted upon by the governments of neighbouring nations and NGO's (non-government organisations). Individuals such as Boyan Slat are also leading the way for the reduction in the level of waste in Pacific and Atlantic Oceans that contribute to the increasing size of the trash islands. Unless more initiative is taken in dealing with the increasing level of trash, then the trash islands could get out hand and be a blemish on the pristine Pacifc and Atlantic Oceans. A stitch in time saves nine.
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It is due to oceanic currents that the majority of the trash that is present in the sea that is carried to a number of regions where the currents meet. It are these collections of trash that are referred to as marine trash islands.
As the number of waste present in the oceans corresponds with the increase in the increase of population, the issue of the trash islands in the Pacific and Atlantic is becoming increasingly severe.
In the Pacific Ocean, there are four main currents that merge to form the North Pacific gyre which is more commonly known as the North Pacific Subtropical High, which spans from the western region of the United States to Japan, and from Hawaii to California. These currents then form an enormous swirling vertex that has collected floating garbage from across the Pacific Ocean. At the centre of this issue though, is the debris can typically be found in the calm centre of this large rotating otherwise known as the "Eastern Pacific Garbage Patch".
The garbage patch has become notorious and has received a large amount of attention for its size. Though, a further factor in the issue of the trash islands is that it is not the only area in which marine debris can be located. Marine debris is plentiful in waters and coastlines across the globe. Hence, a number of animals have become entangled in large pieces of debris and can either be drowned or slowned by dragging an excess of weight with plastic bags and bottles being attached to their bodies. Therefore, the garbage patch has been largely unnoticed untli the early 1990's when Captain Charles Moore, who sailed through a rarely traveled region between Hawaii and the mainlaind.
Only in recent years has the islands of trash been noticed and acted upon by the governments of neighbouring nations and NGO's (non-government organisations). Individuals such as Boyan Slat are also leading the way for the reduction in the level of waste in Pacific and Atlantic Oceans that contribute to the increasing size of the trash islands. Unless more initiative is taken in dealing with the increasing level of trash, then the trash islands could get out hand and be a blemish on the pristine Pacifc and Atlantic Oceans. A stitch in time saves nine.
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