Published: April 25th, 2012 at 11:15 am ET
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Title: EGU2012: tracking Fukushima’s radioactive dust
Source: environmentalresearchweb
Author: Liz Kalaugher
Date: Apr 25, 2012
As the first big nuclear accident in the vicinity of a good measurement network, the events at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant in March 2011 enabled scientists to find out more about the spread of radioactive dust and its associated health risks. That’s according to Masatoshi Yamauchi of the Swedish Institute of Space Physics, speaking to the press at the EGU 2012 meeting in Vienna.
[...] After the first problems at the plant on March 11th, the potential gradient measurements at Kakioka [150 km southwest of the plant] dropped by an order of magnitude; ionising radiation increases atmospheric electrical conductivity and decreases potential gradient.
The potential gradient also dropped on March 14th and March 20th. Yamauchi believes the March 14th drop was due to contamination by surface winds, which left radioactive fallout suspended near the Earth’s surface. This is potentially a health risk, especially for children as they breathe closer to the ground.
The March 20th drop was probably down to transport by a relatively low-altitude wind followed by rain, which caused the dust to settle on the ground. [...]
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Published: April 25th, 2012 at 11:15 am ET
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Radioactive substances in the air increase atmospheric conductivity. An increase in the amount of lightning was observed in Sweden after Chernobyl:
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/1987/JD092iD09p10996.shtml
Increased lightning and thunderstorm activity is linked with higher temperatures on the surface:
http://blogs.sch.gr/sachinidi/files/2010/09/The-global-atmospheric-electric-circuit-solar-activity-and-climate-change.pdf
The radiation from Fuku is affecting the electrical properties of the atmosphere, leading to climate change.
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Sign up for these on twitter, fallout forecast for Canada, the US & Europe, 3x a week…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkGi-eJWxbY
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Twitter link: https://twitter.com/#!/RadChick4Cast
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I hardly see how a few feet are going to make that much difference, but children do breath faster !
There will be More concentration in night air !
Keep children out of the nigh air !
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Are you jokeing around or do you have some evidence or theory to share? What supports your statement? Exposure to the radiation depends on a multitude of things. I'm under the impression that in many areas. Night time poses the least risk. Any time precipitaion falls or has not fallen. seems to be the worst times…Going by deposition ammounts and intervals in the states. Birds and animals also seem to be keen to stay far away from this stuff if they can.
It's seems they know it's there. If you don't see birds, bugs and other critters. Your exposure to rads Might be higher during these periods.
They will still eat stuff shortly after though. Lol sometimes they eat my kitty's food too.
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Nuclear power plants vent radiation at night time.
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" Birds and animals also seem to be keen to stay far away from this stuff if they can."
SP: We would have a hard time proving that lower life forms sense radiation. They would migrate if they were that smart. I think they are as vulnerable as the human naked apes who suck down the nuclear cabal campaign of disinformation.
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Fukushima fallout courtesy of Majia
http://realitycheck.no-ip.info/forum/index.php/topic,20.msg457.html#msg457
Fukushima vs. Chernobyl Radioactive Fallout
http://realitycheck.no-ip.info/forum/index.php/topic,67.msg332.html#msg332
Aerosolized plutonium from Fukushima
http://realitycheck.no-ip.info/forum/index.php/topic,67.msg519.html#msg519
Radiation effects on children … very important information
http://realitycheck.no-ip.info/forum/index.php/topic,9.msg27.html#msg27
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