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Who knows about the Great Pacific (or Atlantic) Garbage Patch?

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Who knows about the Great Pacific (or Atlantic) Garbage Patch?

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Did you know about this? No never heard about it

Why do you think such a big problem is relatively unheard of? Because that water is coming thru some peoples sink and they didn't want people to know that

How can people help spread information about this problem and/or help develop solutions? Do assignments about it in school

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What is being done to clean up this mess?

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What is being done to clean up this mess?

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Are there any clean-up efforts? Yes there is a 19 year old boy  invents a device to clean the Patch

Who is helping solve this problem?  A teenager

What are some solutions to this problem? A device he invented to help clean up the Patch

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What effects does this garbage have on the environment

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What effects does this garbage have on the environment

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What areas of ocean or land are impacted?

1.California

2.Kuroshio

3.North Equator

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1. Where did the garbage come from? Trash Commutes

2.How did it come to be in the middle of the Pacific/Atlantic? Ocean Currents

3.What is keeping the garbage there? convergence zone is where warm water from the South Pacific meets up with cooler water from the Arctic. The zone acts like a highway that moves debris from one patch to another.

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Khari Edmundson-Taylor -The Great Garbage Patch

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Khari Edmundson-Taylor -The Great Garbage Patch

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What is the Great Pacific (or Atlantic) Garbage Patch?

1. Identify/describe what and where.

it is  a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean

2provide Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh6lkv1udb0&edufilter=Db24N54Eu_vpe4P65Iz5FA&safe=active