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September 04, 2014

Giant garbage patches help redefine ocean boundaries
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 04, 2014
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an area of environmental concern between Hawaii and California where the ocean surface is marred by scattered pieces of plastic, which outweigh plankton in that part of the ocean and pose risks to fish, turtles and birds that eat the trash. Scientists believe the garbage patch is but one of at least five, each located in the center of large, circular ocean currents called gyres that suck in and trap floating debris. Researchers from the University of New South Wa ... read more

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Lake Michigan communities to apply for marine sanctuary status

Eleven dead, 27 missing in China rainstorms

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Sierra Nevada freshwater runoff could drop 26 percent by 2100

Zooming in for a safe flight

Likely near-simultaneous earthquakes complicate seismic hazard planning for Italy

Experts defend operational earthquake forecasting, counter critiques

Hong Kong activists in fightback after China vote decision

Fukushima workers to sue TEPCO for danger pay

Macedonia detains 100 Syrian, Iraqi immigrants

Hong Kong police arrest 22 pro-democracy protesters

New Zealand police investigate quake building failure

Japan holds nationwide disaster drill

Great Barrier Reef dredge dumping plan could be shelved

Mexico investigates huge fish kill in lagoon

UN climate chief says 'door closing' on warming fix

Four killed in Chinese school stabbing spree

India, Australia set to sign nuclear deal as Abbott visits

Russia's Putin follows China's Xi to Mongolia

Gwynt y Mor wind farm already making the grade

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