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| Great Pacific Garbage Patch |
Today Far Future Horizons we present a documentary concerning the negative impact humanity is having on the world’s oceans. Nothing symbolizes the degradation of the Aquatica’s health and vitality than the growing malignant tumour know as - Garbage Island.
Located between
the continents of North America and Asia, lies an island the size of Texas. This island is
made up completely of human garbage: a sludge of plastic, metal, and
decapitated Barbie dolls – and the island is growing. First predicted in the
late 1980′s, “Garbage
Island” has become a
reality. An area of the Pacific Ocean has
become so choked with floating garbage that ice breaker ships are often needed
to travel through the area. As the human population continues to grow and
expend more and more of the Earth’s resources, so too grows Garbage Island.
VICE has created a fantastic documentary about the dirtiest island in history –
and perhaps humanity’s legacy?
Garbage Island or as it better known,
the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is located within the North Pacific Gyre, one of the five
major oceanic gyres.
