2011 tsunami News

Alaska Embarks on Massive Marine Debris Removal Project

A massive cleanup effort is getting underway in Alaska, with tons of marine debris – some likely sent to sea by the 2011 tsunami in Japan – set to be airlifted from rocky beaches and taken by barge for recycling …

Japan Utility Sued by U.S. Sailors Over Tsunami Radiation

Seventy-nine U.S. sailors are suing the Tokyo utility that operates the Fukushima nuclear power plant for $1 billion, alleging it lied about radiation in the area where they were carrying out a humanitarian mission after the 2011 tsunami. The Orange …

Researchers Examine Ocean Radiation From Japan Nuclear Power Plant

Scientists have crowdsourced a network of volunteers taking water samples at beaches along the West Coast in hopes of capturing a detailed look at low levels of radiation drifting across the ocean since the 2011 tsunami that devastated a nuclear …