Alaska May Be Final Resting Place For Half Or More Of 3/11 Japan Tsunami Debris

[hatrack]

JUNEAU -- A literature study by researchers suggests Alaska could see the greatest mass of debris from last year's tsunami in Japan.

Washington Sea Grant researchers reviewed published oceanographic literature on the patterns and processes that move debris in the North Pacific. Using that, they assumed at least half the debris associated with the tsunami, expected to make landfall, will do so in Alaska.

Co-author Ian Miller acknowledges there's a lot of uncertainty, including not knowing how much debris is still floating 1 1/2 years after the disaster.

The report was geared toward Washington state, with a goal of helping decision-makers there plan for any debris that might reach their shores.

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http://www.adn.com/2012/09/20/2632968/researchers-alaska-could-get-half.html

[truebrit71]

1. So does that mean that in effect Sarah Palin can claim to see Japan from her porch as well?

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[XemaSab]

2. *lawl*

[Blue_In_AK]

3. I understand the humor,

But in the face of these continuing ecological calamities befalling my state and considering Sarah's irrelevance, maybe sometime the jokes can stop. Just sayin' (and I'm not mad -- she's such an easy target.)