Tsunami debris expected in Alaska
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Tsunami debris expected in Alaska
From correspondents in Anchorage
AP
December 20, 2011 9:56AM
ALASKANS are on the lookout for tonnes of debris from the Japanese tsunami expected to wash up on their shores.
Debris has been reported in Washington state and British Columbia, Canada - and Alaskans should be seeing it soon, the Anchorage Daily News reported today.
The Alaska Panhandle has been hit hard by storms but the area around Craig on Prince of Wales Island could be the first place where debris from the March tsunami lands, Dave Gaudet of the Marine Conservation Alliance said.
Bad weather had prevented people in Craig from scouting around the sparsely inhabited island, he said.
Last week Canadian television showed photos of bottles and metal containers that had washed up on Tofino's shores.
A Russian ship in September reported encountering a large stretch of debris 3200km from Japan.
By some estimates, the area of the debris field is twice the size of Texas.
Experts warn that debris should be approached cautiously because the earthquake and tsunami damaged nuclear facilities and water contained in items that float across the Pacific Ocean may be radioactive.
Tsunami debris expected in Alaska
From correspondents in Anchorage
AP
December 20, 2011 9:56AM
ALASKANS are on the lookout for tonnes of debris from the Japanese tsunami expected to wash up on their shores.
Debris has been reported in Washington state and British Columbia, Canada - and Alaskans should be seeing it soon, the Anchorage Daily News reported today.
The Alaska Panhandle has been hit hard by storms but the area around Craig on Prince of Wales Island could be the first place where debris from the March tsunami lands, Dave Gaudet of the Marine Conservation Alliance said.
Bad weather had prevented people in Craig from scouting around the sparsely inhabited island, he said.
Last week Canadian television showed photos of bottles and metal containers that had washed up on Tofino's shores.
A Russian ship in September reported encountering a large stretch of debris 3200km from Japan.
By some estimates, the area of the debris field is twice the size of Texas.
Experts warn that debris should be approached cautiously because the earthquake and tsunami damaged nuclear facilities and water contained in items that float across the Pacific Ocean may be radioactive.
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