The Great Pacific Garbage Patch may now have so much plastic, it’s changing ocean's colour

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. RNZ is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 7 Nov 2026, 17:14 UTC. The headline in use is “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch may now have so much plastic, it’s changing ocean's colour”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

There's been a significant brightening of seawater - making it appear bluer and greener, scientists say.

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch may now have so much plastic, it’s changing ocean's colour

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