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Tag: tsunami

Conservation & Environment Currents Environmental Sciences

True facts about Ocean Radiation and the Fukushima Disaster

Dr. Martini November 28, 2013 Bequerelcesium-137FukushimaRadiationradioactivityseafoodSievertsTEPCOtsunami

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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Biology Fish Habitats Pelagic

Oarfish Can Supposedly Predict Earthquakes, Apparently They Suck At It

Dr. M October 23, 2013 earthquakesJapanoarfishtsunami

A recent string of oarfish have washed ashore in California.  And by recent string I mean two.  On October 18th, a pregnant 14-foot long female…

View More Oarfish Can Supposedly Predict Earthquakes, Apparently They Suck At It
Natural Disaster Plastic

How wind-blown Japanese tsunami debris may move across the Pacific

Miriam Goldstein August 14, 2012 Honshu tsunamiJan HafnerJapanese tsunamimarine debrisNikolai Maximenkoplastic pollutionSCUD modeltsunamiwindage

My marine debris buddy Nick Mallos of Ocean Conservancy pointed me to this beautiful animated model by Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner of the University…

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Fishing

Detectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of Fukushima

Miriam Goldstein June 1, 2012 BluefinFukushimaHonshu tsunamiMegafaunaRadiationtsunamituna

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…

View More Detectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of Fukushima
Best Conservation & Environment Natural Disaster Weird

Amazing Fukushima-related spam

Miriam Goldstein May 5, 2012 FukushimaHonshu tsunamispamtsunami

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…

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Japanese tsunami debris link roundup

Miriam Goldstein December 19, 2011 marine debrisOSCURS modelphysical oceanographySCUD modeltsunami

Debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami is headed towards Hawaii and the North American west coast. For those concerned, several new sources of information are…

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Conservation & Environment New Research Plastic

How scientists found debris from the Japanese tsunami 700 miles off Midway

Miriam Goldstein October 19, 2011 Global Drifter ProgramJan Hafnermarine debrisNikolai Maximenkophysical oceanographySCUD modeltsunami

About six months ago, University of Hawaii scientists Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner mapped the likely route of debris dumped into the ocean by the…

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Conservation & Environment Dumping Industry & Government

Japan Releases Radioactive Water Into Sea

Dr. M April 4, 2011 earthquakeFukushima DaiichiJapanNucleartsunami

And in other disturbing news today Japanese engineers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have been forced to release radioactive waste water into the sea…Plant…

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Natural Disaster Opinion & Editorial

Give Akaiwa A Medal and a Life Supply of Sapporo Already!

Kevin Zelnio March 23, 2011 earthquakeHideaki AkaiwaJapanSuperherotsunami

When darkness strikes, the Earth crumbles beneath your feet and Tsunamis ravish what was once your life, one man stands in defiance of the awesome…

View More Give Akaiwa A Medal and a Life Supply of Sapporo Already!
Natural Disaster Vessels and Equipment

Japan’s Drilling Vessel Chikyu Damaged By Tsunami

Dr. M March 21, 2011 ChikyuJapanSendaitsunami

Remember Chikyu? Japan’s monster ship also called “Godzilla-maru” because of its 210 m length and a drill derrick that rises 100 m off the deck.…

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