Tsunami in Japan 2011 has become a major catastrophe, but not for Japanese people solely. Its longstanding consequences are going to clash over other countries, which should be prepared to face it appropriately. In fact, the thing is that tons of trash, which initially were home stuff, boats and houses of happy living of Japanese, is floating within water surface of the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, those countries, which have an access to this water area, are determined “to accept” it.

Particularly, it much refers to the United States. According to scientific estimations, in 2014 this economic giant will face the trash tsunami moving from Japan. 5-20 millions of debris will get to American seacoasts. Another point of the investigation, conducted by specialists from Hawaii, is the trajectory of debris movement. The scheme looks pretty dissatisfying. In a year it has faced Hawaii islands and three years later it will reach west coasts of the USA and Canada. Washington and Oregon states are likely to be the “victims” of this trash attack. Further location is associated with floating in the northern areas of the ocean and possible joining already formed debris spots or the so-called “Great pacific garbage patch”. However, a large part of trash is predicted to detach from the mass and return to Hawaii in five years due to the activity of huge whirlpool. Therefore, these islands should be ready to meet it again.

An interesting thing is that some pieces of trash discovered by Americans carry true stories about life of some Japanese. For example, there is a nice story about 16 year old teenager Misaki Murakami, whose house was taken by tsunami. On the other side of the ocean, on the Middleton Island particularly, the American on watch has found a ball with his name written near the coast. Now he is going to Japan to turn the ball to its real and definite owner. Such story is nothing else, but touching! The other astonishing story is related to the fact that unbroken Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found in tsunami trash in British Columbia. After continuing search the owner was also found in Yamamoto.

There is also a mysterious story about after-tsunami trash. In particular, Ryou-Un Maru boat was torn off from the pier as the natural disaster happened. Nearly a year it was drifting in the waters of the Pacific Ocean until it was recorded near Alaska. The U.S. Coast Guard has watched the movement of \”ghost\” from the air for a few days. It appeared to be a huge danger without any signal lights and, on the contrary, with seven and a half tons of fuel. It posed a serious threat to shipping. The whole operation of its extermination has taken nearly four hours, which also included a fire from 25 millimeters gun from the patrol boat. The ghost ship sank 300 km away from Alaska shores. Notwithstanding Japanese tsunami threatens to hit Hawaii, its sad aftermaths are noticed in different parts of the Pacific, as one could guess.

Narualia Krasnyanskaya, an author for Species.com

Narualia Krasnyanskaya, an author for http://Species.com

Author Bio: Narualia Krasnyanskaya, an author for Species.com

Category: Society
Keywords: Japanese tsunami, debris in Hawaii, geat patch in Pacifi, trash tsunami, ghost ship near Alaska