This is what the alarmist media would have you believe. Any questions? Yes? Then check this out. And this. Oh, yeah, and check out Page 27 of this.
I don’t mean to suggest that the situation at Japan’s Fukushima plant isn’t serious, but I do mean to suggest that the U.S. media’s fear mongering is way out of proportion to the actual danger.
Besides, tomorrow night’s “MegaMoon” is going to cause mass destruction, stars to collide, and all beer to go flat before it comes crashing down into Lake Erie, so this may be the final Overnight Open Thread.
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Update— Here’s a map of radiation distribution from Nevada nuclear tests 1952-1962 [via]:
Click to see it larger.
