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The thread centers on discussion of news reporting that tsunami debris from Japan—potentially including hazardous or even radioactive materials—was expected to reach the U.S. West Coast, and whether it would pose risks to shipping and public health. The main question implied is how credible or serious the claims are (timing, types of debris, and radiation concerns), with respondents focusing on the plausibility and potential threat level. Overall sentiment is cautious/skeptical, treating the report as attention-grabbing but needing technical context.

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Cars, whole houses and even severed feet in shoes: The vast field of debris from Japan earthquake and tsunami that’s floating towards U.S. West Coast, Daily Mail, April 8, 2011:
… ‘I’m expecting parts of houses, whole boats and feet in sneakers to wash up,’ [Curtis] Ebbesmeyer, a Seattle oceanographer who has spent decades tracking flotsam, told MailOnline. …
Members of the U.S. Navy’s 7th fleet, who spotted the extraordinary floating rubbish, say they have never seen anything like it and are warning the debris now poses a threat to shipping traffic. …
Scientists say the first bits of debris from Japan are due to reach the West Coast in a year’s time after being carried by currents toward Washington, Oregon and California. …
Some of the debris to hit the West Coast may be radioactive following the devastation at Japanese nuclear power plants, according to James Hevezi, chair of the American College of Radiology Commission on Medical Physics. …
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