Pacific ocean articles
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Atmospheric 'teleconnections' sustain warm blobs in the northeast Pacific Ocean
The past 10 years have seen a series of "warm blobs" in the northeast Pacific Ocean. These marine heat waves do widespread damage to ecosystems and marine life in the area, but the mechanisms by which they develop and are sustained are still uncertain. Now a research group has found that they are caused by climate "teleconnections" from wave trains that originate in the Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic region.
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The Ocean Cleanup System 03 Is Catching Plastic Pollution in the Pacific
The Ocean Cleanup's founder and CEO Boyan Slat explains the nonprofit's mission to clean up floating plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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Vancouver artist turns ocean's trash into treasure. Meet the Pacific Garbage Patch Babies
For the past year, Vancouver resident Alyn Spector has been letting his garbage pile up. From bread bags and food containers to shopping bags and other single-use plastics, Spector has been setting as