Debris Japanese tsunami to reach the West Coast in 2014

A giant mass of floating debris, washed away by the Japanese tsunami in the ocean could reach the West Coast in three years, the University of Hawaii researchers predict.

In accordance with the modeling by Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner at the International Centre of research of the University of Hawaii Pacific, the trash could reach main island of Hawaii in March 2013, before finally washing ashore on the West Coast in 2014.

Observers in the region have already seen the entire buildings, boats and cars floating off the coast of the East of the Japan. Experts say that storms will be debris more fragile apart likely break, but more robust features, such as boats, could reach the intact beaches.

This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aerial view of debris Sunday, 13 March 2011 an earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the North of the Japan. Press of marine/partners Alexander Tidd/U.S.

"In a year, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument will be see parts washing up on its shores." In two years, the Hawaiian Islands remaining will see some of the effects, "the researchers said on its Web site.

"In three years, the plume will reach the US West Coast, dumping of debris on the California beaches and beaches of British Colombia of Alaska and Baja California." The debris will then join the famous North Pacific garbage patch, where he to walk in and break up into smaller and smaller pieces, "they said."

"In five years, shores of Hawaii can expect to see another dam of debris which is stronger and more durable than the first." Much of the debris leaving the North Pacific garbage patch ends up reefs and beaches of Hawaii. ?

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