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Posted Sat Aug 1 2009: from National Geographic News: Giant Ocean-Trash Vortex Attracts Explorers http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1249144937 It may lack the allure of the North Pole or Mount Everest, but a Pacific Ocean trash dump twice the size of Texas is this summer's hot destination for explorers. The Eastern Pacific Garbage Patch, situated in remote waters between California and Hawaii, is created by ocean currents that pick up millions of tons of the world's discarded plastic... This summer, two separate expeditions will set sail for the patch to document the scope of the problem and call global attention to disastrous ocean pollution...Follow the Kaisei expedition's progress with an interactive voyage tracker: http://www.projectkaisei.org/ [Read more stories about: climate impacts, stupid humans, plastic gyre, plastic problems] New!: Your Quips: zot lynn says: ""Let's Go" guides - giant trash gyre cruise-ship edition." Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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