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Offline thundley4

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Mothra attacks Japan, nadin has no comment.
« on: August 14, 2012, 11:48:07 PM »
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Mutant butterflies a result of Fukushima nuclear disaster, researchers say

In the first sign that the Fukushima nuclear disaster may be changing life around it, scientists say they've found mutant butterflies.

Some of the butterflies had abnormalities in their legs, antennae, and abdomens, and dents in their eyes, according to the study published in Scientific Reports, an online journal from the team behind Nature. Researchers also found that some affected butterflies had broken or wrinkled wings, changes in wing size, color pattern changes, and spots disappearing or increasing on the butterflies.

The study began two months after an earthquake and tsunami devastated swaths of northeastern Japan in March 2011, triggering a nuclear disaster. The Fukushima Daiichi plant spewed radiation and displaced tens of thousands of residents from the surrounding area in the worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine.

In May 2011, researchers collected more than 100 pale grass blue butterflies in and around the Fukushima prefecture and found that 12% of them had abnormalities or mutations. When those butterflies mated, the rate of mutations in the offspring rose to 18%, according to the study, which added that some died before reaching adulthood. When the offspring mated with healthy butterflies that weren't affected by the nuclear crisis, the abnormality rate rose to 34%, indicating that the mutations were being passed on through genes to offspring at high rates even when one of the parent butterflies was healthy.


http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/14/mutant-butterflies-a-result-of-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-researchers-say/?hpt=us_r1
 
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Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Exposed Nearby City To Little Radiation
After a tsunami disabled the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant in March of 2011, residents of the nearby city of Minamisoma, just 14 miles from the plant, were evacuated.

But within a few months, most returned to their homes. Still, many communities near the plant have remained skeptical and concerned about possible radiation exposure.

To find out how much radiation exposure these people have received, Japanese researchers measured levels of radioactive cesium in nearly 10,000 residents starting six months after the incident.

The researchers' study, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that about a third of the residents had detectable levels of radiation.

 
But only one person appeared to have received a radiation dose higher than the maximum recommended by public health officials (the equivalent of about two mammograms). And levels in children were generally lower than in adults.
NPR

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the price of a nuclear 'oops' is really beyond comprehension

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well beyond one thing.. .eat your bananas.

Bananas?  Gnads has to know that they are a radiation source.

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Re: Mothra attacks Japan, nadin has no comment.
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2012, 11:49:52 PM »
Three mile Island played out Cherynobyl played out, Fukishima has some play left.
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Re: Mothra attacks Japan, nadin has no comment.
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2012, 06:07:55 AM »
Should gNads be told that stating she will make no comment is in fact a comment?

Actually not making a comment would be not posting anything at all.
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Re: Mothra attacks Japan, nadin has no comment.
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2012, 06:17:23 AM »
Nads has seen it all before.


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Re: Mothra attacks Japan, nadin has no comment.
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2012, 10:51:14 AM »
I can hear it now.

Oh no. There goes Tokyo Na na Nadzillaaaaaaaa !!!!

As a fan of the old Godzilla movies I would have to say that a fight between her and Godzilla might be fun to watch. She might actually get the bath she needs after all these years.

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Re: Mothra attacks Japan, nadin has no comment.
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2012, 10:59:34 AM »
Shoulda kept that milk handy, nads.

Shit's about to get real.  Like crunchy 'an shit, yo.  Better keep out the good rig to take some out-of-focus pictures on some snakes and shit in your backyard.
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Re: Mothra attacks Japan, nadin has no comment.
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2012, 11:13:22 AM »
Shoulda kept that milk handy, nads.

Shit's about to get real.  Like crunchy 'an shit, yo.  Better keep out the good rig to take some out-of-focus pictures on some snakes and shit in your backyard.
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