Tsunami Debris From Japan Expected in Alaska
Debris from the tsunami in Japan nine months ago has not been detected on Alaska shores but that may be because harsh weather is keeping people from beachcombing. The Anchorage Daily News reports...
View ArticleNo Radioactive Threat Expected From Tsunami Debris
A half dozen large buoys suspected to be from Japanese oyster farms and carried across the Pacific after the country’s devastating tsunami 10 months ago have appeared near Yakutat at the top of...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Alaska Will See Most Tsunami Debris
A study by Washington state researchers suggests Alaska could see the greatest mass of debris from last year’s tsunami in Japan. Washington Sea Grant researchers reviewed published oceanographic...
View ArticleJapan Donates $5M for Tsunami Debris Cleanup
Japan is providing $5 million to the U.S. to help with collection and disposal of marine debris from its 2011 tsunami disaster. The Foreign Ministry announced the donation to the U.S. National Oceanic...
View ArticleAlaska Senator Seeks $15M for Tsunami Debris
An Alaska senator wants $15 million for tsunami debris cleanup on the West Coast included in a federal disaster relief package for states affected by Superstorm Sandy. Sen. Mark Begich said it’s...
View ArticleScientists: Boat on Oregon Shore Likely Tsunami Debris
Scientists say a 30-foot boat that washed ashore on Gleneden Beach on the central Oregon coast appears to be debris from the March 2011 Japan tsunami. Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department spokesman Rick...
View ArticleWorkers Removing Tsunami Dock on Washington Coast
Workers are dismantling a 65-foot-long dock from the Japanese tsunami that washed ashore on a remote beach on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. A spokeswoman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleRemoval of Japanese Dock on Olympic Coast Completed
A 185-ton dock that washed out to sea during the March 2011 tsunami in Japan has now been removed from Washington’s Olympic Coast. Crews from The Undersea Company of Port Townsend, Wash., removed the...
View ArticleJapan Confirms Boat on Washington Beach From Tsunami
State and federal officials have confirmed that the boat that washed ashore near Long Beach, Wash., with several fish native to Japan inside, did travel across the Pacific after the 2011 tsunami. The...
View ArticleSuspected Tsunami Debris Continues Washing Ashore
Two-and-a-half years after an earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Japan, suspected debris from the disaster continues to quietly wash ashore in Hawaii and along the West Coast of North America....
View ArticleMore Tsunami Debris Found on Washington Coast
More than three years after the tsunami hit Japan, evidence of the disaster continues to haunt the West Coast where residents know they also are vulnerable. A skiff that was once used by someone near...
View Article10 Years After Indonesia Tsunami, Debris Concerns Remain
Cars. Fishing boats. Houses. Entire villages. The 2004 tsunami left Banda Aceh with mountains of debris up to 6 kilometers (4 miles) inland. Driving in the remade communities today, it’s easy to wonder...
View ArticleDebris Continues to Hit Western Coast 4 Years After Japan Tsunami
Four years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, debris is still washing ashore in the Northeastern U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. Scientists predict it will continue to arrive for...
View ArticleAlaska Embarks on Massive Marine Debris Removal Project
A massive cleanup effort is getting underway in Alaska, with tons of marine debris – some likely sent to sea by the 2011 tsunami in Japan – set to be airlifted from rocky beaches and taken by barge for...
View ArticleDiscovery of Plane Part May Not Solve MH370 Mystery
There’s little chance that wreckage found in the Indian Ocean will reveal the final resting place of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. That’s a lesson learned by researchers who studied the 2011 tsunami in...
View ArticleTsunami Debris From Japan Expected in Alaska
Debris from the tsunami in Japan nine months ago has not been detected on Alaska shores but that may be because harsh weather is keeping people from beachcombing. The Anchorage Daily News reports...
View ArticleNo Radioactive Threat Expected From Tsunami Debris
A half dozen large buoys suspected to be from Japanese oyster farms and carried across the Pacific after the country’s devastating tsunami 10 months ago have appeared near Yakutat at the top of...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Alaska Will See Most Tsunami Debris
A study by Washington state researchers suggests Alaska could see the greatest mass of debris from last year’s tsunami in Japan. Washington Sea Grant researchers reviewed published oceanographic...
View ArticleJapan Donates $5M for Tsunami Debris Cleanup
Japan is providing $5 million to the U.S. to help with collection and disposal of marine debris from its 2011 tsunami disaster. The Foreign Ministry announced the donation to the U.S. National Oceanic...
View ArticleAlaska Senator Seeks $15M for Tsunami Debris
An Alaska senator wants $15 million for tsunami debris cleanup on the West Coast included in a federal disaster relief package for states affected by Superstorm Sandy. Sen. Mark Begich said it’s...
View Article
