SAN JOSE, Calif., July 5 (UPI) -- Vast amounts of debris from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami are heading across the Pacific and will eventually hit the U.S. territory, experts warn.
"Can you imagine San Francisco put through a shredder? A big grinder? The area north of Tokyo was basically shredded. We are going to see boats, parts of homes, lots of plastic bottles, chair cushions, kids' toys, everything," oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer told the San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News.