Great Pacific Garbage Patch Reportedly Over Twice The Size Of Texas
- 6 years ago
According to a report by NBC News, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a quickly growing hot spot of ocean plastic, carrying 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic in what is now the largest accumulation of ocean debris in the world. A new study published Thursday in Scientific Reports states that the patch is now two times larger than Texas, covering over 600,000 square miles of water.