Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch now home to thriving ecosystem, scientists sayCoastal sea creatures have been discovered living and reproducing in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a massive swath of debris floating in the ocean between California and Hawaii.TrendingApr 18, 2023
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Cleanup crews return to B.C. marking ‘major milestone’ in mission to rid oceans of trashOver 12 weeks, two vessels from The Ocean Cleanup collected more than 28,000 kilograms of trash from the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch.EnvironmentOct 20, 2021
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Growing patch of garbage on Pacific Ocean endangering seabirdsA recent analysis found that the patch is accumulating debris at a faster rate than scientists previously thought.EnvironmentNov 7, 2019
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What is the Gao Kao, China’s make-or-break nine-hour exam?Every year in early June, Chinese society virtually grinds to a halt while 18-year-old students take a gruelling exam that helps determine the course of the rest of their lives.EducationJun 8, 2018
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Man begins 6-month swim across Pacific Ocean — and through 1,600 km of trashA French man set off on a daunting excursion Tuesday, hoping to swim six months through a massive pile of garbage and raise awareness of plastic pollution.EnvironmentJun 5, 2018
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Swirling pile of trash in Pacific Ocean is now 3 times the size of FranceThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch, between Hawaii and California, is accumulating trash faster than ever and is now three times the size of France.EnvironmentMar 23, 2018
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Haida Gwaii caught in the midst of world plastic pollutionBritish Columbia’s Haida Gwaii islands, with their long, rugged coastlines, temperate rainforest and unique wildlife, attract people from around the world to an area often referred to as 'the Galapagos of the North.' But what most travellers don’t expect to see on their visit to Haida Gwaii is the amount of plastic waste that washes up on the islands’ supposedly immaculate shores.EnvironmentMay 26, 2016
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Boaters return from expedition aiming to map ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’Scientists and volunteers who have spent the last month gathering data on how much plastic garbage is floating in the Pacific Ocean returned to San Francisco on Sunday.EnvironmentAug 23, 2015
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