Up to 20 million tons of debris from Japans tsunami moving toward Hawaii, U.S.

Dark Knight · Oct 24, 2011

Some 5 to 20 million tons of debris--furniture, fishing boats, refrigerators--sucked into the Pacific Ocean in the ake of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami are moving rapidly across the Pacific. Researchers from the University of Hawaii tracking the wreckage estimate it could approach the U.S. West Coast in the next three years, the UK Daily Mail reports.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/20-million-tons-debris-japan-tsunami-moving-toward-143640503.html

LadyL · Oct 24, 2011

gosh I hadn't even thought about all the debris still in the ocean ...

sunflowerchick · Oct 24, 2011

Doesn't it just sink and stay on the bottom? Does it move across the ocean floor? If it is floating why would it take three years?

Quiche · Oct 24, 2011

The disaster that keeps on giving... I just hope it not radioactive, if it's not, that will be half the fight. imo

MagicRose99 · Oct 24, 2011

sunflowerchick said:
Doesn't it just sink and stay on the bottom? Does it move across the ocean floor? If it is floating why would it take three years?

I believe they're talking about "floating" things (one of the items they picked up was a fishing boat) and it would take approximately three years because it's moving with the current / tide.

Remember when the tsunami hit and the west coast got it's back lash? Now it's going to get it's debris over the next few years or so.

Steely Dan · Oct 24, 2011

Why can't they send salvage ships to pick it up. Anything that can be recycled could be sold to help finance the mission.

essies · Oct 25, 2011

[video=youtube;p4nigKM7lYE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4nigKM7lYE[/video]

Peepers · Oct 25, 2011

I heard on Good Morning America, the debris is "twice the size of Texas". Wow!!!!

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