Blogging the End of the World™
BY SATOSHI OTANI, STAFF WRITER3 May 2011 Concerns over consumption of milk and meat contaminated with radioactivity have prompted the farm ministry to plan a zone where cattle and dairy cows will be prohibited from grazing and feeding on the grass, sources said. Radioactive materials at levels far higher than safety standards for grazing have […]
TOKYO, May 3 (Xinhua) – Radiation readings that are 100-1,000 times the normal level have been found on the Pacific seabed near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, local media reported Tuesday. The high levels of radioactive materials were detected from samples taken Friday from the seabed at points 20-30 meters deep, Kyodo […]
By KARL RITTER, Associated Press3 May 2011 STOCKHOLM – Arctic ice is melting faster than expected and could raise the average global sea level by as much as five feet this century, an authoritative new report suggests. The study by the international Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, or AMAP, is one of the most comprehensive […]
3 May 2011 (Desdemona Despair) – It’s hard for Desdemona to believe, but it’s been 25 years since the “worst technogenic accident in history.” Des heard the news at the front desk of the MacGregor House dorm, and has had a morbid fascination with the event ever since. The 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl explosion […]
Karachi, April 30 (The News International) – Over 4.7 million malaria cases reported in Pakistan in 2010, compared to just 125,000 in 2009. Of the total 4.7 million, only 50,000 were reported from the flood-affected areas of the country. “These figures show the severity of the situation with regards to the mosquito-born disease that has […]
May 1 (Asahi Shimbun) — The central government will allow evacuees from no-entry zones–areas within a 20-kilometer radius of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant–to return home temporarily from early May to early June, local government officials said April 29. The government will also divide nine municipalities, totally or partially located in the no-entry […]
By arevamirpal::laprimavera30 April 2011 More on 77-year-old Michio Ishikawa of the Japan Nuclear Technology Institute on the situation at Fukushima I Nuke Plant, as he appeared on Asahi TV on April 29. A Todai as-hole though he may be, I started to like this guy as I watched. He didn’t mince his words and said […]
April 30 (VOA News) –A key Japanese adviser on radiation leaks at the country’s disabled Fukushima nuclear power facility has quit in protest over the government’s handling of the disaster. The adviser, Toshiso Kosako, a radiation safety expert at the University of Tokyo, said the government-set limits for radiation exposure at schools near the nuclear […]
[Keep in mind that 250 millisieverts/year is the maximum radiation dose allowed by Japan. Every 100-millisievert exposure increases the risk of cancer by about 1%.] By arevamirpal::laprimavera30 April 2011 2 workers exceeded 200 milli-sieverts: This number is the total of external and internal exposures, as of the end of March. The reason why TEPCO is […]
By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst, BBC News15 April 2011 Air pollution is damaging 60% of Europe’s prime wildlife sites in meadows, forests and heaths, according to a new report. A team of EU scientists said nitrogen emissions from cars, factories and farming was threatening biodiversity. It’s the second report this week warning of the on-going […]
