On the recordMay 16, 2012
This is the chart that we had gotten from the University of Hawaii and it shows the migration of millions of tons of tsunami trash basically making a good trajectory right toward the West Coast.
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Cantwell discusses the significant impact of tsunami debris on the West Coast.
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