a million tons of debris from Fukushima is still floating across the Pacific Ocean and headed toward North America. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been modeling the slow creep of this stuff across the ocean since 2011. Their initial computer model relied mainly on data about oceanic currents, but the latest iteration also takes into account wind speed and how wind interacts with materials differently, depending on how they float on the water. An updated NOAA report released last week shows a floating debris island the size of Texas that’s headed toward the U.S., along with other debris dispersed throughout the ocean.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:45:59 +0000
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