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20M Tons of Tsunami Debris Heads for US Shores

Expected to reach Hawaii in early 2013, then mainland in 2014

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 25, 2011 4:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – Debris from the massive tsunami that struck Japan in March is on its way: Up to 20 million tons of trash, like "confetti soup," is slowly drifting across the Pacific Ocean and heading toward the United States, reports the LA Times. Already garbage...   Read full story »

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