Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch shines a light on the giant accumulation of garbage in the Pacific Ocean. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind ocean currents and plastic's chemical composition to explain the threat trash, especially plastic, poses for the world's oceans, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
"Sailing from Hawaii to California 30 years ago, Charles Moore was disturbed to find an enormous, swirling mass of floating debris that became known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Today, the number of these patches has increased. More alarming is what can't be seen. Trash in the ocean is 90 percent plastic, "the only product on Earth that will never biodegrade," but simply breaks down into sm
