Science:
¶ NASA scientist James Hansen writes, of extreme weather patterns discussed in a study on weather being published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, “The odds that natural variability created these extremes are minuscule, vanishingly small. To count on those odds would be like quitting your job and playing the lottery every morning to pay the bills.” [CNN]
¶ A solar superstorm could play havoc with electric power grids, and in a worst case cause millions of deaths. [Revmodo]
Japan:
¶ Radioactive cesium has been found in Japanese fish and seawater. [RT]
US:
¶ The New York Attorney General opposes the NRC’s resolution of a petition for enforcement of safety rules because it is allowing fire safety violations to continue at Indian Point. [Utility Products]
¶ US toxicologist Janette Sherman published a report linking deaths in the US with radioactivity from Fukushima. [HNN HuntingtonNews]
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