That would be as smart as standing in the middle of a bonfire. As with a bomb, you're plenty safe if you're far away enough. The point of the Progressive New York Times article is there is irrational fear about radiation.
Your Times article appears to be nothing more than the reporter's attempt to pass off pure fiction as news, probably because he was well-paid by the nuclear industry to do so. He throws around made up numbers and claims "epidemiologists and radiation biologists and researchers" gave him these numbers, but fails to mention any of them or their studies by name, or who paid for the studies, either because they lack credibility or because they are his imaginary friends. Nearly all nuclear research, especially as to it's dangers, has always been done exclusively by the nuclear industry. The industry, and the governments it controls, cite national security to hide most relevant data from legitimate researchers, physicians and scientists.
Japan Deaths Reach New High There were about 1.27 million deaths in 2014 , or about one death every 25 seconds. That’s a new annual high for comparable data. Cancer was the biggest cited cause of death, with 370,000 cases, followed by heart failure, with 196,000 deaths. http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/01/06/5-figures-from-japans-2014-population-statistics/
Japan is a bunch of old people. Shocking that 1% of them die in a year. Talk about throwing around made up numbers. :MARIS61:
Not Fukushima. Your own link makes you look as foolish as the people who park outside Sea World and protest: "Scientists still don't know what triggered such a precipitous and ongoing struggle; they've ruled out known diseases and environmental toxins, which might be expected to affect more than just pups. Some researchers question whether the sea lion population has grown so large that the offshore environment simply can't sustain their numbers." Those pups wash up here and they're taken in by Sea World, where they are nursed back to health and trained to catch fish and released back into the ocean.
Yes Fukushima. They ruled out all natural causes, as you point out. The entire Pacific Ocean food chain is failing, whole species are dying off, the "dead zone" % on the ocean floor always hovered around 2%, has increased to 98% since Fukushima. 400 tons a day is still gushing into the ocean every day as you are reading this. It will never cease, there is no serious conjecture that it can ever be stopped. A cubic foot of water weighs 62.42 pounds, you do the math.
Wrong. The commonly accepted definition of environmental toxins is toxins which occur naturally, such as a concentration of mercury in alpine lakes. The report takes great care to avoid blaming Fukushima, as National Geographic ALWAYS avoids blaming Industry, because Industry is their main source of moola. Fukushima is a 100% man-made fuckup. It's toxins are 100% man-made. It has already killed off more sea creatures and plants than any event in modern history, and suddenly "scientists" pretend to be bewildered by the last 4 years of sea-genocides, as all scientists depend on Industry for their incomes.
http://www.naturalnews.com/043380_Fukushima_radiation_ocean_life.html Study: Dead sea creatures cover 98 percent of ocean floor off California coast; up from 1 percent before Fukushima The Pacific Ocean appears to be dying, according to a new study recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in California recently discovered that the number of dead sea creatures blanketing the floor of the Pacific is higher than it has ever been in the 24 years that monitoring has taken place, a phenomenon that the data suggests is a direct consequence of nuclear fallout from Fukushima. Though the researchers involved with the work have been reluctant to pin Fukushima as a potential cause -- National Geographic, which covered the study recently, did not even mention Fukushima -- the timing of the discovery suggests that Fukushima is, perhaps, the cause. According to the data, this sudden explosion in so-called "sea snot," which is the name given to the masses of dead sea creatures that sink to the ocean floor as food, has skyrocketed since the Fukushima incident occurred. "In the 24 years of this study, the past two years have been the biggest amounts of this detritus by far," stated Christine Huffard, a marine biologist at MBARI and leader of the study, to National Geographic. At an ocean research station known as Station M, located 145 miles out to sea between the Californian cities of Santa Barbara and Monterey, Huffard and her colleague Ken Smith observed a sharp uptick in the amount of dead sea life drifting to the ocean floor. The masses of dead sea plankton, jellyfish, feces and other oceanic matter that typically only cover about 1 percent of the ocean floor were found to now be covering about 98 percent of it -- and multiple other stations located throughout the Pacific have since reported similar figures. "In March 2012, less than one percent of the seafloor beneath Station M was covered in dead sea salps," writes Carrie Arnold for National Geographic. "By July 1, more than 98 percent of it was covered in the decomposing organisms. ... The major increase in activity of deep-sea life in 2011 and 2012 weren't limit to Station M, though: Other ocean-research stations reported similar data." No more sea life means no more oxygen in our atmosphere Interestingly, Arnold does not even make a peep about Fukushima, which by all common sense is the most reasonable explanation for this sudden increase in dead sea life. Though the most significant increases were observed roughly a year after the incident, the study makes mention of the fact that the problems first began in 2011. "Forget looking at global warming as the culprit," writes National Geographic commenter "Grammy," pointing out the lunacy of Arnold's implication that the now-debunked global warming myth was the sudden cause of a 9,700 percent increase in dead sea life. Backing her up, another National Geographic commenter jokingly stated that somehow "the earth took such a huge hit in a four-month timeframe of a meltdown via global warming and we as a people didn't recognize this while [it was] happening; while coincidentally during that same time frame the event at Fukushima took place." It is almost as if the powers that be want us all to forget about Fukushima and the catastrophic damage it continues to cause to our planet. But they will not be able to cover up the truth forever, as human life is dependent upon healthy oceans, the life of which provides the oxygen that we all need to breathe and survive. Sources for this article include: http://www.pnas.org http://enenews.com http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/043380_Fukushima_radiation_ocean_life.html#ixzz3T4LQE7gy
An environmental toxin, by it's very definition, is a toxin that occurs naturally in the environment. Fukushima radiation is quite obviously an Industrial Toxin.
By it's very definition, it's a toxin in the environment. Toxin of any kind. Sometimes you really make me laugh.
http://adc.bmj.com/content/89/3/244.long Environmental toxins; their impact on children’s health Abstract Contamination of the environment by man-made and natural toxins has a direct impact on the health of children. This review considers how toxic contamination is identified and regulated, and highlights specific hazards.
Radiation may account for poor resistance of some Japanese to flesh-eating bacteria” TV: Record level of “flesh-eating bacteria” cases in Japan — Spike began around 2011 Fukushima disaster — Now at 400% normal rate — US Gov’t: Radiation from nuclear accident greatly reduces ability to fight this infection — Officials: We don’t know what’s triggering it; Seek immediate help if symptoms develop (PHOTOS & VIDEO)http://enenews.com/tv-flesh-eating-...mail&utm_campaign=Feed: ENENews (Energy News) 6 Jan 15 New studies by scientists from Fukushima Institute of Public Health and others:Yomiuri Shimbun, Dec. 24, 2014 (emphasis added): Patients with ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ hit record — A record high 263 patients are suffering from streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (STSS), a deadly infection… National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) is calling on people to visit a doctor… immediately after a possible STSS symptom is detected, such as a severe sore throat… [A] maximum of 100 patients suffered from the disease annually until 2010… This year, that number reached 263 as of Dec. 14, topping the previous worst record of 242 in 2012… Tokyo ranked first with 41… The infection is mainly caused by Group A Streptococcus… but details remain unclear. It is unknown what triggers the disease… The condition may lead to a state of shock, multiple organ failure and other results in a few days… It is also called “flesh-eating bacteria” [affecting] tissues such as on limbs and the face… NIID official said [to] “seek immediate treatment… should STSS symptoms appear.” Increased prevalence of group A streptococcus isolates in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome cases in Japan from 2010 to 2012, published 2014: Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is a severe invasive infection characterized by the sudden onset of shock, multi-organ failure, and high mortality… STSS is mainly caused by group A streptococcus (GAS). Although an average of 60–70 cases of GAS-induced STSS are reported annually, 143 cases were recorded in 2011. [We examine] the reason behind this marked increase… mefA-positive emm1 isolates has escalated since 2011. Evaluation of streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome caused by group B streptococcus[GBS] in adults in Japan between 2009 and 2013, published 2014: In recent years, [Streptococcus infection] is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among adults… disease similar to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome have recently been reported… underlying disease was present in 47.4% of the patients. US Dept. of Defense, 2012: (Photo – “Crew member is checked for radiation [in] Japan… March 2011″); Ch. 5 – Therapy for Bacterial Infections following Ionizing Radiation Injury… [C]oncerns about nuclear disasters have… shifted to emphasize the low-dose acute and low-dose–rate chronic irradiation scenarios of nuclear accidents… nonlethal doses of ionizing radiation enhance susceptibility to exogenous bacterial infections… The predominant bacteria isolated from wounds included… b-hemolytic [and] a-hemolytic Streptococcus… [I]mmune responses are greatly diminished within a few days after irradiation…individuals should be monitored continually for… symptoms of infection [which] aredifficult to treat effectively in those who receive whole-body ionizing radiation. Al Jazeera: What does Polonium do to a person?… An amount equivalent to the size of a particle of dust is lethal. After being taken into the body… it bombards people’s cells with millions of radioactive alpha particles [and] damages the intestines, causing toxic shock syndrome. Dr. Nick Priest, toxicology professor at Middlesex Univ.: If polonium is ingested [it] will travel through the gut… Destruction of the inner gut wall will lead to…toxic shock syndrome. Watch Japanese TV broadcast on STSS here
There's measles, too. Carlyle group, Fukushima, tri-lateral commission, Freemasons, ancient aliens, grey aliens, flying saucers. What next? P.S. Don't eat polonium.
> For every dead mammal or fish this catastrophe should be a possibility of their death. The damage is so monumental that if its' full effect is revealed, the Pacific rim populations would never trust the fish they consume and blame the Japanese for another death nail. .
http://www.globalresearch.ca/fukush...ntaminated-water-pours-into-the-ocean/5434258 Fukushima Nuclear Radiation Spikes 7,000% as Contaminated Water Pours into the Ocean March 01, 2015 Cleanup crews trying to mitigate Japan’s never-ending radiation crisis at Fukushima ran into more problems recently after sensors monitoring a drainage gutter detected a huge spike in radiation levels from wastewater pouring into the Pacific Ocean. The Tokyo Electric Power Company says radiation levels were up to 70 times, or 7,000 percent, higher than normal, prompting an immediate shutdown of the drainage instrument. The first readings came around 10 a.m. local time on February 22, setting off alarms not once but twice as radiation levels spiked to extremely high levels. “The levels of beta ray-emitting substances, such as strontium-90, measured 5,050 to 7,230 becquerels per liter of water between 10:20 a.m. and 10:50 a.m.,” reported The Japan Times. “TEPCO requires radioactivity levels of groundwater at the plant discharged into the sea to remain below 5 becquerels.” TEPCO shut off leaky gutter, but radiation continued to spike throughout day The gutter was quickly decommissioned to prevent further radiation emissions, but the leaks reportedly continued throughout the day, with radiation levels hovering between 10 and 20 times higher than normal. TEPCO says it doesn’t know what caused the sudden radiation spikes. “With emergency surveys of the plant and monitoring of other sensors, we have no reason to believe tanks storing radioactive waste water have leaked,” stated a plant official to the media. “We have shut the gutter [from pouring water to the bay]. We are currently monitoring the sensors at the gutter and seeing the trend.” Multiple major leaks reported as Fukushima generates 400 tons of new radioactive waste daily Just four days prior to the leak, the International Atomic Energy Agency congratulated TEPCO for its continued cleanup efforts at the Fukushima site. This is despite numerous other radiation leaks, some of them quite major, that have occurred in recent months at the shuttered facility. Back in October 2013, for instance, a failed transfer of radioactive wastewater from one storage tank to another resulted in more than four tons of highly contaminated sludge being dumped into the ground. Not long before this, 300 tons of radioactive waste reportedly leaked from another nearby storage tank. As we reported earlier in the month, a worker actually died after falling into a radioactive storage tank during a routine inspection. The 33-foot container that swallowed the man is one of many at the site that holds a portion of the 400 tons of highly radioactive water generated daily at Fukushima. Fukushima workers build one new storage tank daily, but this can’t go on forever The Japan News reports that large storage tanks capable of holding up to 2,900 tons of contaminated water are constantly being built at the site, up to one new tank daily, in fact. At some point, though, other mitigatory measures will have to be implemented, as there’s only so much space available to build more tanks. According to The Ecologist, the Reactor 3 fuel storage pond also still contains upwards of 89 metric tons of plutonium-based, mixed-oxide fuel that, should the pond leak or dry up, could result in another major reactor meltdown. Reactor 3, as you may recall, experienced a full meltdown back in 2011 that resulted in the reactor core falling through the floor to the bottom of the containment vessel. The chart at the following link, which was put together just days after the tsunami and earthquake hit Fukushima, provides a visual breakdown of radiation exposures from various sources. It can be used to quantify the threat associated with each respective leak: Blog.XKCD.com. Sources: http://www.abc.net.au http://gizmodo.com http://news.yahoo.com http://gizmodo.com http://www.naturalnews.com http://the-japan-news.com http://blog.xkcd.com http://www.theecologist.org Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/048772_Fukushima_radiation_ocean_contamination.html#ixzz3T8nHP12o
