Soccer Ball From Japanese Tsunami Found On Alaska Island

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The first bit of debris from the tsunami that swept Japan last March is beginning to show up on western U.S. shores, much sooner than scientists had predicted. So far none has been found in Hawaii but the Pacific currents are beginning to make their deposits.

Here’s an Associated Press story on small things found in far-off places.

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