Floating island of rubbish three times size of BRITAIN floating towards California

Mirror UK ^ | 11-5-13 | Christopher Bucktin

[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.

[JaguarXKE]

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

[Sophia777]

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

[ZULU]

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

[IamConservative]

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!

[Sophia777]

yes there are, most of my relatives.

[Pecos]

Now that would be something hard to stomach...

[rockrr]

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

[forgotten man]

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

[Rebelbase]

Celebratards at Malibu Beach are deeply saddened.

[Larry Lucido]

Yesterday’s posting said the size was Texas..???

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

[TexasGunLover]

Do you know the founder of Free Republic resides in California ?

Do you know that a Christian lives in Iran?

What's your point?

[PhiloBedo]

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.”

[NormsRevenge]

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

[Rebelbase]

The ganga good, Mon?

[laplata]

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

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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.

[hummingbird]

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*

[Wonder Warthog]

"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.

[IamConservative]

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.

[Chuckster]

We sailed through it in 2012 on our way from Hawaii to Alaska VIDEO

[Rebelbase]

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