Path of Tsunami Debris Mapped out By Jonathan Amos – The Sarcastic Cynic™

Path of Tsunami Debris Mapped out By Jonathan Amos

February 22, 2012February 22, 2012/nycnyc

Marine debris on a Hawaii beach. — Image via Wikipedia

Almost a year after the Japanese Tohoku earthquake and mega-tsunami, the Pacific Ocean is still dealing with the consequences of the catastrophe.

A mass of debris was washed out to sea as floodwaters receded from the land, and some of that wreckage continues to float around the ocean.

Most of it headed eastwards, according to modelling work by the Hawaii-based International Pacific Research Center.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17122155

Are Millions of Pounds of Japan’s Tsunami Debris About to Hit US Shores? (alternet.org)
Matthew Spiegl: 25 Million Tons of Tsunami Debris Headed Our Way: Is This the End of Beach Volleyball in California? (huffingtonpost.com)
Tohoku grim reminder of potential for Pacific Northwest megaquake (physorg.com)
Tohoku grim reminder of potential for Pacific Northwest megaquake (eurekalert.org)
Japan Tsunami Wreckage Heads To US Coast (myfoxny.com)

Categories: World ∨ PoliticsTags: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Cascadia subduction zone, Hawaii, Japan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, University of Hawaii

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