Posted on 09/28/2011 6:49:23 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot
You know what, first of all, I owe you an apology. I realize now that the snarky jerk who said I shouldn’t be listened to because I called the basement a basement and I felt defensive. I see now you are not the same poster and I apologize.
So anyways... no, I didn’t think it would be that much just because of the length of time for it to make it’s way to the west coast divided the half life of the radiation particles.
However some with longer half life would make it, but not in those massive doses. That does not diminish the danger though because the ‘event’ is not over. Fukushima CONTINUES to dispense radiation (especially with the brilliant idea to cool the rods with ocean water which is pumped back out into the pacific-imagine the fish!) Speaking fish... just last week, hundreds of giant squid (which is found in higher numbers near Japan) washed ashore in California. Radiation (from what I’ve studied) is harmful over time as a buildup. That’s why I said just because folks aren’t dropping off like flies within days of the disaster doesn’t mean there isn’t a threat. The problem is that most of the deaths probably wouldn’t be attributed to Fukushima because people die from heart attacks every day. But Cesium poisoning causes heart attacks. People die from cancer everyday. Obviously radiation poisoning causes cancer. But one statistic that has me concerned is the infant mortality. Infants are the most vulnerable to radiation. Take a look at this Seattle news report.
Northwest sees 35% infant mortality spike post-Fukushima
That’s some scary stuff.
Again, please accept my *APOLOGY* for my smarta&& post to you.
Yes, those infant mortality hikes are worrisome.
I'd need to see a few years of weekly numbers before I'd agree there may be a link. Weekly variations may be much bigger than that seen in your story.
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