The ocean is pretty harsh when you’re just out there, exposed to the rolling waters. So harsh in fact that it can break down plastics like LEGO bricks which are built tough. We’ve known for a while that the plastic toys could survive for a long time in the sea but scientists have recently discovered that “a long time” could be as much as 1,300 years!
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Seeing The Invisible Effects of Plastic – new equation will help determine scope of pollution
Plastic pollution is a big problem but how large of one isn’t really known. Just that it’s. . . big. New research has given scientists a way to start analyzing the size of the issue so that we can get a better handle on what types of waste are doing the most harm.
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The Currents Are Getting Faster – which may mean less carbon being absorbed
The ocean currents look like they’re moving faster. Just one more weird way that the climate crisis is changing our earth. This may not seem like a big deal but it could have some large effects on the world as a whole.
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How To Help The Ocean – make it more exciting, and not with beach trips
The ocean is really important and it’s not having a great time with all the pollution and what not. But there are some ways that we can help the ocean and as it turns out, it’s not really based just in making better choices with trash. Helping the ocean calls for making it more attractive to people.
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Sargassum Super Bloom – not all super blooms are good for Instagram poses
Seaweed isn’t all idyllic ocean decoration. Some of it is nasty. That’s the case with Sargassum, a brown species of seaweed that looks like garbage and smells awful. Oh yeah,it’s currently got a super bloom that stretches across the Atlantic and its cause might be deforestation in Brazil.
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Plastic Found at the Bottom of Ocean – plastic waste has made it’s way to the depths of the oceans
Plastic floats. That’s how it travels so far and wide in our oceans which is really shame because it’s so terrible for them. But that doesn’t mean that it all stays on the top. Plastic waste has been found in the deep trenches of the oceans which is bad news.
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Ocean Plastic – it’s been out there since the 60s
Plastic in the ocean has been a popular topic for the past few years, probably most famously around the Pacific Garbage patch but the issue of plastic straws and bags hasn’t escaped notice either. This isn’t a new issue though, turns out we’ve been tossing trash in the ocean since the sixties.
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The State of Fish – warming oceans are bad news for the things that live there
We talk about climate change in terms of what it’s going to do a lot. It’s going to cause super-storms, it’s going to cause dramatic weather patterns, etc but the fact of the matter is, it’s already causing issues now. Researchers have discovered that the warming oceans have already caused a drop in fish which is bad news.
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Sunscreen Dangers – common beach product is helping to kill the ocean
Plastic is a huge problem for our oceans. The waste ends up in the and wreaks havoc on the ecosystem. But that’s not the only thing that is out there making the seas not so nice. Chemicals also play a role in destroying these natural wonders. And not dumping them, chemicals in your sunscreen. So Hawaii is banning them.
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SeaDrone – explore the mysteries of the sea with this drone technology
Drones are cool because they let you get an aerial view of places you wouldn’t be able to otherwise. You know what holds even more mystery than the sky? The deep, blue sea that’s what. With the SeaDrone, you can explore the hidden landscape that lies below the waves.
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