The plastic island never existed. It's worse

Опубликовано: 27 Март 2026
на канале: Sea&me
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Have you ever heard about a plastic island, twice the size of France, floating in the Pacific Ocean? Despite news about it, that island never really existed.
What does exist, is a soup of plastics floating around accumulating in the North Pacific Gyre. Here I talk about how this North Pacific garbage patch poses additional issues compared to if it were an actual island.

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