Giant vortex of floating trash swirls in Pacific

The "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," is a massive vortex of floating plastic trash estimated by some researchers to be twice the size of Texas.

Hoping to learn more about one of the most glaring examples of waste and environmental pollution on Earth, a group of scientists will set sail from San Francisco today to the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," a massive vortex of floating plastic trash estimated by some researchers to be twice the size of Texas. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 4, 2009

The story provides an update on study of the gyres filled with plastic that is hazardous to ocean life.

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