Trillions of Plastic Bits, Swept Up by Current, Are Littering Arctic Waters Article Review

As if our planet's polar regions needed more problems... (Serious eye roll). Once again I am disheartened to see yet another article describing the crimes of mankind against its environment, will it never cease? According to Tatiana Schlossberg of the New York Times, 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into the ocean each year, and what's more is that scientists estimate approximately 110 million tons of plastic waste is currently sitting in the ocean at this very moment. While some efforts have been made to clean up this trash, the waste has now begun drifting toawrds our planet's most delicate, yet highly necessary polar regions. Scientists don't exactly know what adverse effects this waste could have on the ecosystems located there, but one thing is for certain that it will not be a positive one. The worlds polar icebergs/glaciers account for 10% of water found on earth and have already begun to melt at highly alarming rates due to climate change. Some experts argue that if large amounts of plastic waste ended up drifting to these regions within the coming decades, it could only further speed up this process. We already know that plastic has adverse effects on our planet's wildlife so what more proof do we need to make sure this kind of pollution doesn't spread? We must use these coming decades to begin altering past mistakes infringed upon God's creation we seem so guilt free on continuing to destroy.