tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post267575749121633877..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Just FineJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-65125989007312146842011-03-27T19:45:45.886-10:002011-03-27T19:45:45.886-10:00Casey, here's a link to a BBC report referenci...Casey, here's <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12740843" rel="nofollow">a link</a> to a BBC report referencing the 400 mSieverts reading.<br /><br />Thanks for your link to the radiation guide.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-23152167639376161842011-03-27T14:54:16.539-10:002011-03-27T14:54:16.539-10:00" The Navy claims that simply watching for ma..." The Navy claims that simply watching for marine mammals is sufficient for their protection during exercises here in Hawaii."<br /><br />So I guess all that high-tech stuff they spend gazillions on to track enemy submarines and the like don't work on dolphins. Maybe they can just give it the old hand above the eyes look-see for torpedoes too and save all that money to pay the teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-72895478317356152372011-03-27T13:19:15.718-10:002011-03-27T13:19:15.718-10:00Describing dangerous kinds of radiation has been o...Describing dangerous kinds of radiation has been one of the biggest challenges to this disaster. My sense is that it was led to a greater sense of panic than is necessary, but I hadn't heard about people being exposed to 400 mSieverts. Is there a citation for that report?<br /><br /> Here's a nice guide to relative levels of radiation, from trivial to dangerous:<br /><br />http://blog.xkcd.com/2011/03/19/radiation-chart/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04387735600809559417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-13735988471820448992011-03-27T12:35:30.513-10:002011-03-27T12:35:30.513-10:00After thoroughly reviewing the following site http...After thoroughly reviewing the following site http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/news/fukushima it is clear that Hawaii has already been hit with lower levels of radiation from Fukushima in the form of all three: Xenon-133, Iodine-131, and Caesium-137.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com