Debris from Japan tsunami travels across the Pacific.mp4

from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omLtVOAZSNs  

After the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, tons of debris was swept into the Pacific. Much of it is buoyant enough to float on the surface and can be moved around by small scale currents and large scale circulation patterns, such as the North Pacific Gyre..........