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Floating island of rubbish three times size of BRITAIN floating towards California
Mirror UK ^ | 11-5-13 | Christopher Bucktin

Posted on 11/06/2013 8:45:11 AM PST by 444Flyer

Five millions tons of debris made up of devastated property is making its way to the US following the 2011 tsunami in Japan

A floating island of debris three times the size of BRITAIN is heading for the California coastline sparking huge environmental concerns.

Five millions tons of rubbish made up of devastated homes, boats, cars and businesses is making its way across the Pacific Ocean following the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

Scientists have already discovered debris on the west coast but their latest findings suggest California is expected to be hit with a deluge all at once.

America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released their latest findings showing a huge island of rubbish floating northeast of the Hawaiian Islands.

Boffins have been unable to say for certain when the debris will wash ashore but they have been closely monitoring its movements which stretches from Alaska to the Philippines.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Japan; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2011tsunami; california; debris; fukushima; trashnado; tsunami
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To: 444Flyer

We can call in Utopianstan and send all liberals to live there!


61 posted on 11/06/2013 9:22:44 AM PST by JaguarXKE (1973: Reporters investigate All the President's Men. 2013: Reporters ARE all the President's men)
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To: fwdude

This is ironic that the trash is heading into GREEN territory.


62 posted on 11/06/2013 9:23:10 AM PST by Sophia777
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To: 444Flyer

Fitting place for it. Only Washington DC would be more appropriate


63 posted on 11/06/2013 9:23:27 AM PST by ZULU (Impeach that Bastard Barrack Hussein Obama)
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To: dead
Seriously? The Mirror couldn't locate an expert who could confirm whether or not that is, in fact, "Japanese writing" on it?

Looks like one of my missing Mahjjong tiles!

64 posted on 11/06/2013 9:25:01 AM PST by IamConservative (The soul of my lifes journey is Liberty!)
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To: laplata

yes there are, most of my relatives.


65 posted on 11/06/2013 9:25:21 AM PST by Sophia777
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Now that would be something hard to stomach...
66 posted on 11/06/2013 9:26:23 AM PST by Pecos (Kritarchy: government by the judges)
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To: Sophia777

That’s hilarious. What would be sweetly ironic would be for a floating oil drilling rig to beach itself off of Laguna Beach ;’)


67 posted on 11/06/2013 9:27:11 AM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: eclecticEel

Don’t the Japanese have more than one written alphabet, and they use Chinese characters in at least one of their alphabets?


68 posted on 11/06/2013 9:29:04 AM PST by forgotten man
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To: 444Flyer

Celebratards at Malibu Beach are deeply saddened.


69 posted on 11/06/2013 9:30:21 AM PST by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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To: Paul46360
Yesterday’s posting said the size was Texas..???

It will be three times the size of Alaska by tomorrow.

70 posted on 11/06/2013 9:30:46 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: al baby
Do you know the founder of Free Republic resides in California ?

Do you know that a Christian lives in Iran?

What's your point?
71 posted on 11/06/2013 9:32:21 AM PST by TexasGunLover ("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
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To: Vendome

Back when I was spraying weeds in the San Joaquin, the sayin’ was, “in LA they ride low to look cool, in Fresno they ride low to dodge bullets.”


72 posted on 11/06/2013 9:32:25 AM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: 444Flyer

tie it all together and anchor it off Santa Monica and build an airstrip and hotels on it.


73 posted on 11/06/2013 9:32:30 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: Pan_Yan

The ganga good, Mon?


74 posted on 11/06/2013 9:32:32 AM PST by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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To: Sophia777

This is ironic that the trash is heading into GREEN territory.


I wonder how many “Greenies” will volunteer to clean it all up. And what will they do with it all? There will also be human remains to deal with.


75 posted on 11/06/2013 9:33:23 AM PST by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim; Tenacious 1
Tenacious 1: Sure does. Texas’ area in square miles (268,820) divided by the area of the island of Britain (88,745) works out to about 3.03.

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Olog-hai: Or 257 Rhode Islands.

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*snicker*

76 posted on 11/06/2013 9:33:47 AM PST by hummingbird (Don't be afraid of the big words.)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
"And how much of it is radioactive?"

Two answers....1) all of it (natural radioactivity is in everything), 2) none of it (remember, this was all washed out to sea BEFORE the reactors had problems).

"Oh well, the scope of this is difficult to fathom but so is welcoming illegals from Mexico."

I am pretty sure that the illegals will cause California and the USA "way" more and bigger problems than this pile of trash.

77 posted on 11/06/2013 9:34:13 AM PST by Wonder Warthog
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To: 444Flyer

Being in international waters, wonder about the salvage rights. There has to be copper, aluminum, steel, etc. in a debris field the size if Texas.


78 posted on 11/06/2013 9:34:14 AM PST by IamConservative (The soul of my lifes journey is Liberty!)
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To: 444Flyer
We sailed through it in 2012 on our way from Hawaii to Alaska VIDEO
79 posted on 11/06/2013 9:35:03 AM PST by Chuckster (The longer I live the less I care about what you think.)
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To: 444Flyer

I wonder whose land in CA will be condemned to serve as the dump for this collection of refuse?


80 posted on 11/06/2013 9:35:51 AM PST by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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