Fukushima

Fukushima radiation detected 100 miles from California Coast. Still not harmful.

Dr. Martini November 12, 2014 Fukushima

The latest results from the Fukushima radiation citizen science project Our Radioactive Ocean have just been released. NO Cesium-134 has been detected on West Coast shores, but it…

Environmental Sciences

First results from crowdfunded study shows radioactive seawater from Fukushima has NOT reached the US coast

Just two weeks ago, Ken Buesseler at WHOI launched a brilliant crowdfunded campaign “Our Radioactive Ocean” to measure radiation off the West Coast of the US.…

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The question you should have asked about Fukushima, but probably didn’t.

Alex Warneke January 23, 2014 Fukushima Fukushima Daiichi pollutants radioactivity

The 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear fiasco was a disaster that is still affecting Japan. But it also raised an onslaught of questions about the potential…

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No, but in all seriousness…

Alistair Dove January 14, 2014 Deepwater Horizon dolphins Fukushima Hurricane Sandy oarfish Pacific Garbage Patch starfish wasting trolls

There have been a number of posts at Deep Sea News lately that have attracted intense commentary and a lot of back-channel communication, some of…

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All The Best, Scientifically Verified, Information on Fukushima Impacts

Dr. M January 8, 2014 antiscience debunking Fukushima Radiation

With all the misinformation around the internet here are links to articles that we trust. The following provide credible information about what is actually occurring…

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Is the sea floor littered with dead animals due to radiation? No.

Dr. M January 4, 2014 climate change Fukushima Ken Smith marine snow MBARI NPP Pacific phytoplankton Primary Production Radiation salp

Recently we at Deep-Sea News have tried to combat misinformation about the presence of high levels of Fukushima radiation and its impact on marine organisms…

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Three Reasons Why Fukushima Radiation Has Nothing to Do with Starfish Wasting Syndrome

Dr. M December 30, 2013 Bacteria disease Fukushima lesion Radiation starfish starfish wasting virus

This invited post is authored by Chris Mah, a Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher. Chris is one of the world’s leading experts…

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True facts about Ocean Radiation and the Fukushima Disaster

Dr. Martini November 28, 2013 Bequerel cesium-137 Fukushima Radiation radioactivity seafood Sieverts TEPCO tsunami

On March 11th, 2011 the Tōhoku earthquake and resulting tsunami wreaked havoc on Japan. It also resulted in the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when the tsunami…

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Detectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of Fukushima

Miriam Goldstein June 1, 2012 Bluefin Fukushima Honshu tsunami Megafauna Radiation tsunami tuna

There’s nothing like a terrifying headline to point out how differently scientists and the public see the world. On Monday, a new study in the…

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Amazing Fukushima-related spam

Miriam Goldstein May 5, 2012 Fukushima Honshu tsunami spam tsunami

Please enjoy this delightful piece of comment spam that we received at here at DSN. I’ve redacted the contact information but left the rest as…