Floating island of rubbish 3 times size of BRITAIN floating towards CA

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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.

Seven months ago, the first documented debris from the tsunami reached Crescent City, California.

A 20-foot boat belonging to the marine sciences program at Takata High School in the north east city of Rikuzentakata was discovered washed up.



Floating island of rubbish three times size of BRITAIN floating towards California - Mirror Online
 

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Great news for beachcombers!
 

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Three times the size of Britain, that's bigger than Cali itself. It's about the size of Texas :cerealspit:
 

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Great guns!

Maybe something there might be worth check for value.

Then they should be shepherded and what is recyclable should be recycled and the remained used to reclaim parts of the ocean along the Californian coast.

That is the only worthwhile solution that I can think of.

Sinking it to the ocean floor would do greater environmental damage.
 

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Word of warning...stay away from the stuff that glows in the dark :)
 

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Word of warning...stay away from the stuff that glows in the dark :)
Thanks.

I forgot that aspect of the rubbish!
 

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They've mistaken Britain for a rubbish dump:lol::rofl::pound:
 

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I find the size of this thing too huge to be credible, any other sources, images?
 

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I find the size of this thing too huge to be credible, any other sources, images?

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wow.....the image shows it's bigger than japan itself, while all the debris came from japan
 
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wow.....the image shows it's bigger than japan itself, while all the debris came from japan
I think this picture shows the density of the waste material. The red dots near the center are the most dense parts and the outer layers probably have very low density of waste material and is not much to worry about.
:hmm:
 

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I think this picture shows the density of the waste material. The red dots near the center are the most dense parts and the outer layers probably have very low density of waste material and is not much to worry about.
:hmm:

Yes. The debris is fanned out. Lot's of empty space in between.
 

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