Have you ever heard of the eighth continent in the world? In the Pacific Ocean, there is a marine debris accumulation belt with an area of 1.4 million square kilometers, which is equivalent to four Japanese islands. The eighth continent, located between the west coast of the United States and Hawaii, is an area equivalent to two Texas states and is a swirl of 4 million tons of plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean.

In fact, the so-called "Eighth Continent" is a huge garbage dump floating in Taiping, which contains plastic clothes hangers from the United States, truck tires from Germany, fishing buoys from Japan and inflatable volleyballs from China.

As of 2018, there are at least 50 marine garbage groups recorded in the world. Among them, this Pacific garbage group, which can be called the "eighth continent", has an area of 1.6 million square kilometers.

Since the appearance of plastic products, people have been very controversial about its use. Although it has brought convenience to human beings, it has also caused indelible damage to nature.

Especially those plastic wastes that are thrown into the ocean are tormenting marine life year after year, so do you know where so much plastic waste in the ocean comes from?

The eighth continent in the Pacific Ocean is doomsday and a disaster

A new continent is "being formed" in the Pacific Ocean, and it is constantly approaching China. Are you happy? unhappy! Because this seemingly "New World" plate is actually the world's largest garbage dump.

In recent years, in response to the sudden increase in marine debris, the United Nations has stated: If marine debris is allowed to continue like this, perhaps by the middle of this century, the total amount of marine debris in the world may exceed the total amount of marine life.

By that time, 98% of seabirds in the world may have plastic products in their bodies. Of course, it is more certain that the plastic waste caused by human activities will eventually be "paid" by humans themselves.

Some people may think that these data are too exaggerated, but this is the fact. Over the years of human development, 7 billion tons of plastic waste have been produced.

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