“Debris field the size of Texas” equates to an extremely sparse debris field. First, only one coastal area of Japan was hit. Second, only the debris taken out to sea counts. Third, only the debris than can float for 2 years counts.
So, what have we got? Probably a bit of plastic every mile or so.
“So, what have we got? Probably a bit of plastic every mile or so.”
Reports from planes flying over the debris field are a leetle worse than a bit of plastic. This is going to be a natural disaster of its own when it hits the left coast.
Not so.
1.) Plastic density is less than salt water density.
2.) The mega eddy in the North Pacific Ocean known as the Kiroshiro, is renowned for keeping floating debris together for a long time. Remember the shipload of lost tennis shoes, back in the day?
3.) Now for the bad news: Some of the debris is radioactive - - -