Tuesday, June 17, 2008

A monster voretx that concerns us.


Reading this news about the plastic pollution, I am taken aback by the enormity of the danger that is approaching all of us. I am sorry to sound ominous but the situation warrants an immediate global action.

The news is this:
"Plastic trash and other flotsam that is either directly thrown or washed by the rivers into the North Pacific is swept up by the currents of gigantic swirling vortex called the North Pacific Gyre. In the centre is a trash carpet that scientists calculate has reached the size of Texas".

Read all about it here.
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my god never thought about it.Thanks for the post.Gained pretty much knowledge about it.

Anonymous said...

I never knew about this. Thanks for sharing the valuable information. I am sure that the consequences will be severe for humankind. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Notifying this sort of devastating problem says me that u are conscious person. In our society people do not notice problems borne up by themselves.

Anonymous said...

In my country polythene has been banished a few years ago.It sarcastically a threat for our environment. I feel vexed how it was permitted to enterinto our use?

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