# The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is changing the color of the ocean

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Scientific American, Nov 5, 2026, 11:15 AM · Read it: <https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-is-changing-the-color-of-the-ocean/>

The ocean’s blue and green hues near the infamous zone of debris have gotten brighter over the past 20 years, satellite data show

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- Nov 5, 2026, 11:15 AM: [The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is changing the color of the ocean](<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-is-changing-the-color-of-the-ocean/>) — Scientific American (Magazine, United States)
  The ocean’s blue and green hues near the infamous zone of debris have gotten brighter over the past 20 years, satellite data show