Out of Sight, Out of Mind

The massive tsunami

 Tohoku-oki Tsunami to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

After extensive research, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (or Pacific Trash Vortex) was discovered. Since its discovery, scientists estimate the Pacific Garbage Patch is twice as big as Texas and composed of a soup of chemicals, bits of plastic

Tohoku-Oki earthquake

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: "Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Image courtesy of Greenpeace Deep Sea News' Kevin Zilnio points us to a great piece in The Independent describing what has become known as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," or "trash vortex" - essentially a floating expanse of waste

Pacific Trash Vortex Could Signify Future of Our Oceans

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch , Radio Times 

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Monday, January 23rd, 2012. A patch of garbage in the Pacific Ocean about 1000 miles west of California. The patch is a vortex formed by ocean currents and collects human-produced trash.