A continent of trash floating in the Pacific Ocean

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The continent of trash

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by Sergio Sobrido
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A French scientific expedition will depart the second of May to analyze and explore a huge mass of plastic trash, accumulated over decades in the Pacific Ocean. This island of plastic called “The Seventh Continent” is very very big, made up all kinds of waste dumped by the human being at sea, as small plastic bottles, fishing nets, buoys, etc.. It have between an extension similar to 3 to 7 Spains, and its growing!
This island was formed due to the currents, forming a whirlpool, that grouped the trash of half world . At the same time, these currents prevent dispers the waste to the coast. This makes very difficult remove this mass.
In addition to this island, it is believed that there are others in various oceans such as the North Atlantic.
These large accumulations of trash in addition to being impossible to eliminate, at least in the short term, can be very harmful to many animals such as fish may ingest these toxic substances or their predators, including humans.
This situation raises the question. How can remove in the future this mass of garbage? and How can we have been creating that sea monster?

This is really disgusting.

 

[renard_ruse]

Neo-conservatives deny there are environmental problems, and establishment liberals blather about them with no intention of doing anything except profitting from corrupt "green energy" scams.

 

[renard_ruse]

If I were President, we would remove all troops from the Middle East immediately and start the creation of an environmental army to deal with these challenges around the world. Neither left nor right has the guts to deal with real problems. Its easier to create pretend boogey men than deal with real issues.

 

[KRCummings]

Shouldn't it be called the eighth continent?

 

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[pointless]

Shouldn't it be called the eighth continent?

that would actually depend on where you live.

 

[KRCummings]

Too bad there's no aerial proof.

Yes, that means it doesn't exist. For fucks sake.

 

[KRCummings]

that would actually depend on where you live.

People who matter say seven.

 

[Sean Renaud]

People who matter say seven.

I say ten. Atlantis, Mordor and Trashland.

 

[pointless]

People who matter say seven.

yeah, but they're wrong. seriously. fuck europe. it's just the white end of asia.

 

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[Very_Bad_Man]

Shouldn't it be called the eighth continent?

Nobody counts Australia.

 

[KRCummings]

Have you seen the new continent?

There is no question it's real. Its size is debatable but not its existence. Stop being dumb. Pollution happens. Your garbage doesn't magically disappear after the truck goes down the road.

 

[KRCummings]

yeah, but they're wrong. seriously. fuck europe. it's just the white end of asia.

Europe says North and South America are one and count themselves as a separate one. It's probably because of the French.

 

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[eyer]

This is really discusting.

Does that mean it's too revolting to be discussed?

You're chugging mushrooms again with Image...

...aren't you renard?

 

[semen4her]

I'm going to move there and open a recycling plant.

I hope I get wifi out there...

 

[Very_Bad_Man]

No shit Dick Tracy, but does it warrant being called a continent? Fuck no. Somebody went looking for it not too long ago and couldn't even find it, but that doesn't stop the exaggerated bullshit. It's huge like Bigfoot.

No shit Dick Tracy?

LOL you old fuck.

 

[phrodeau]

No shit Dick Tracy, but does it warrant being called a continent? Fuck no. Somebody went looking for it not too long ago and couldn't even find it, but that doesn't stop the exaggerated bullshit. It's huge like Bigfoot.

PS:And most of what's floating out there that's coming in our direction comes from Asia.

You just want to do exactly nothing about it. Does it bother you that others feel differently?

 

[pointless]

Europe says North and South America are one and count themselves as a separate one. It's probably because of the French.

fuckers.

 

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[unregistered]

 

[Sean Renaud]

Why do you need aerial pics for it to be a problem? That's a stunningly specific thing to want considering that it's not like the ocean is particularly clear. It could be just a little bit beneath the water and be invisible from the air.

You never got back to me on why you're cool with Blinky the three eyed fish by the way and I figure it's close enough to relevant here.

 

[eyer]

You just want to do exactly nothing about it. Does it bother you that others feel differently?

Great point.

What exactly are you doing about the problem...

...besides feeling, I mean?

 

[warrior queen]

No, just show me there is a problem. Show me the aerial pics.

http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natural-sciences/the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/

yw.