Debt Rattle February 10 2017
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[See the full post at: Debt Rattle February 10 2017]Things looking more shaky-wakey all the time here in oz.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-09/national-debt-helpline-overwhelmed-by-calls/8256508Re: Fukushima radiation measurements
The open-data citizen-science volunteer-based group “Safecast” published a response titled “No, Radiation Levels at Fukushima Daiichi are Not Rising”.
In brief, “Yes, TEPCO has measured very high radiation inside Daichi Unit 2. No, it does’t mean radiation levels there are rising… This has led to a number of alarming stories claiming that radiation at Daiichi has “spiked” to unprecedented levels. That’s not what the findings indicate, however… In addition to finding the area covered with molten material likely to be fuel debris, radiation levels of 530 Sieverts per hour were detected, which would be fatal to a person exposed for only a few seconds… It must be stressed that radiation in this area has not been measured before, and it was expected to be extremely high. While 530 Sv/hr is the highest measured so far at Fukushima Daiichi, it does not mean that levels there are rising, but that a previously unmeasurable high-radiation area has finally been measured… In addition, Safecast’s own measurements, including our Pointcast realtime detector system have shown radiation levels near Daiichi to be steadily declining…”
The Fukushima radiation article link:
https://blog.safecast.org/2017/02/no-radiation-levels-at-fukushima-daiichi-are-not-rising/
Some more news from Oz.
As predicted, a new cold record has been set in Perth.
Just 10 days after Perth Metro had its 4th coldest January maximum since 1897 and Perth Airport its coldest January day since opening in 1945, the February daily record has been smashed at both stations.
Perth’s forecast was 20C. Perth Metro today had a maximum of 17.4C and Perth Airport 17.1C. That’s absurdly cold and won’t be repeated in our lifetimes.
If you look at the front page of “Perth Now”, you will find the word “heat” mentioned 5 times – including an article entitled “‘Hell on Earth’ heat is coming”. There is no mention of the record on-going cold in that City.
Here is what the Sydney Morning Herald has on its front page:
Sydney weather: Energy Minister pleads for help to avoid heatwave power blackout
This Sydney “heatwave” is some 10C below the records. No mention of that in the article.
Here is what the Brisbane Times has to say
Heatwave: Students rushed to hospital as heat rises in south-east Queensland
Joseph Goebbels would have been proud of them.
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