March 27 - Pacific Garbage Patch Update

March 27 Pacific Garbage Patch Update by:

Great Pacific Garbage Patch now 3 times size of France In 2015, a mega-expedition - 30 vessels simultaneously - crossed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and collected 1.2 million plastic samples. They say the problem is getting worse. A large swath of Texas is heaving and sinking The oil-rich Permian Basin is having a resurgence in active drilling. Researchers report that, in one place, the ground has shifted 40 inches (about a meter) over the past two-and-a-half years. Why orange snow in Europe? You've seen the images from last week of Europe's orange snow? It might have baffled skiers, but meteorologists know ... it's really pretty common. Tonight and tomorrow … Moon and the Lion Seen from around the world on March 27 and 28, 2018, the moon is moving through the constellation Leo the Lion, past the bright star Regulus, the Lion's Heart.

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Tonight and tomorrow … Moon and the Lion Notice the pattern within Leo, shaped like a backwards question mark. This noticeable pattern of stars is called The Sickle.

Why orange snow in Europe? Satellite image from March 22, showing Saharan dust being blown northwards across the Mediterranean Sea. It's this dust that caused Europe's orange snow. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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