Floating island of rubbish three times size of BRITAIN floating towards California

[cali]

A floating island of debris three times the size of BRITAIN is heading for the California coastline sparking huge environmental concerns.

Five millions tons of rubbish made up of devastated homes, boats, cars and businesses is making its way across the Pacific Ocean following the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

Scientists have already discovered debris on the west coast but their latest findings suggest California is expected to be hit with a deluge all at once.

America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released their latest findings showing a huge island of rubbish floating northeast of the Hawaiian Islands.

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[snooper2]

1. I thought it was the size of Texas, can you fit three Britains in Texas

LOL

still no pictures

[BeyondGeography]

4. Texas is the size of France

Ooops, misread...it's all so confusing. Someone needs to tell Britain it's three times smaller than France. Major security concern right there.

[JaneyVee]

2. Greaaaat. Anything else, world?

[NV Whino]

3. Can't Sweden round it up?

I hear they've run out of garbage and have to import it.

[Orrex]

5. When it hits the Fukushima outflow,

Don't say I didn't warn you.

[NoOneMan]

6. Exile Rob Ford there

[lumberjack_jeff]

7. I thought Utah was landlocked?

I'm surprised it floats.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. It's not an island

It's widely separated objects. See http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3984667 from yesterday.

[dogknob]

9. See? Unregulated free-market capitalism DOES create jobs. Now can I pee on you? n/t

[LuvNewcastle]

10. Maybe we should nuke it.

If we're going to have country-sized rafts of garbage floating around the oceans, we might as well have a little fun before we choke on our own filth.

[MineralMan]

11. Ah, I see a thriving market on eBay for souvenir auctions.

Fukushima Debris: One plastic toothbrush.

Everyone will have a chance.

[former9thward]

12. Why doesn't it show up in satellite photos?

[LittleBlue]

13. Dare I ask if there is more than rubbish in this massive island?

Like perhaps corpses/skeletons.

How many of the "missing" were ever recovered? Even assuming that most might have been eaten, I wonder...