The floating debris will likely be carried by currents off of Japan toward Washington, Oregon and California before turning toward Hawaii and back again toward Asia, circulating in what is known as the North Pacific gyre, said Curt Ebbesmeyer, a Seattle oceanographer who has spent decades tracking flotsam.

Only a small portion of that debris will wash ashore, and how fast it gets there and where it lands depends on buoyancy, material and other factors.
Fishing vessels or items that poke out of the water and are more likely influenced by wind may show up in a year, while items like lumber pieces, survey stakes and household items may take two to three years, he said.

Posted: 10:04:44 AM  

Air France and Airbus, who are being probed for alleged manslaughter in connection with the crash, are paying the estimated $12.7m cost of the search.

Posted: 9:58:56 AM  

An aide to incumbent Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo says the French military is behaving in a similar fashion to an occupation army, after their seizure of Ivory Coast's airport in Abidjan.

Posted: 9:24:26 AM  

The 6 problem reactors which have gotten all of the press are located within the Fukushima Daiichi complex.

However, the same nuclear power plant operator that runs the Daiichi complex - Tepco - runs a separate nuclear complex 7 miles away, called Fukushima Daini.
There are 4 reactors located at the Daini complex.

Posted: 9:12:02 AM  

Japan is just tallying up the damage from the devastating earthquake that struck off the northeast coast on March 11th, but it is clear that this was one of the most powerful earthquakes in modern Japanese history.

Now, some are asking whether this was a natural earthquake or if it was precipitated by human activities. Join us this week as we go in search of a man-made fingerprint on the 3/11 earthquake.

Same Q was raised here in MM : Japan Quake - natural disaster ? - March 18 - 2011

Please read back on CHANNELINGS and ARTICLES as from January 2011 to 'understand' - as far these messages can be understood ;-)

Posted: 9:08:13 AM  

The underwater structure that was meant to have transformed the resort into a surfers' paradise has hardly been used because it produces the wrong sort of wave.

Now it has been declared a no-go zone after a routine inspection found 'substantial changes' to the reef's shape has started to produce dangerous under-currents.

Posted: 8:46:53 AM  

Transocean has given staff big payouts for achieving the 'best year in safety performance in our company's history.'

The explosion last April at the Deepwater Horizon rig killed 11 workers and leaked 200 million gallons into the ocean.

Posted: 8:42:29 AM  

Quake prompts Indonesians to flee homes

A tsunami alert was issued but later cancelled by Indonesian authorities who reported a magnitude-7.1 quake at a depth of 10 kilometres, with its epicentre in the Indian Ocean 293km southwest of Cilacap in central Java.

Posted: 8:34:43 AM  

Symptoms of Toxic Environment Syndrome

It is not WHAT you fear that will "kill" you

World's biggest laser unveiled at National Ignition Facility in California

Posted: 8:24:16 AM