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Japanese earthquake / tsunami discussion

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    #1292
    amacachi
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    Is there any word from the South Pacific islands does anyone know?


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    #1293
    bitemybanger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭bitemybanger


    Mr.Boots wrote: »
    Can someone give me a link to CNN that works?

    Google?


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    #1294
    ilovesleep
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    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    Iodine is fine for preventing radioactive I-131 being absorbed by the thyroid, but will do nothing to prevent the Cesium-137 being absorbed into the bones.

    God help the poor Japanese people...

    What happens if people absorb these substances?


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    #1295
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    ilovesleep wrote: »
    It gets worse and worse for them.
    First earthquake, then
    tsunami
    nuclear problems
    dam breaking
    big aftershocks
    volcano erupting

    My heart goes out to them.

    Has there been a book of condolences opened here for us to sign?

    Really? Skynews says nothing about any volcano erupting ...


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    #1296
    old hippy
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    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    Really? Skynews says nothing about any volcano erupting ...

    Possibly Shinmodake which errutped last month?


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    #1297
    JONJO THE MISER
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    Jesus christ just woke up, i thought someone said last night that a nuclear plant cant explode.


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    #1298
    Turtwig
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    ilovesleep wrote: »
    What happens if people absorb these substances?

    Depends on the level of the radiation. It could range from nothing to anything to death.


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    #1299
    PeakOutput
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    ilovesleep wrote: »
    What happens if people absorb these substances?

    as far as i know they die, how quickly depends on how much they are exposed to.


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    #1300
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    Jesus christ just woke up, i thought someone said last night that a nuclear plant cant explode.

    It can't go off like a nuclear explosion.


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    #1301
    PeakOutput
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    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    Jesus christ just woke up, i thought someone said last night that a nuclear plant cant explode.

    it cant cause a nuclear explosion


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    #1302
    Killer Pigeon
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    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    Jesus christ just woke up, i thought someone said last night that a nuclear plant cant explode.

    It's nearly 2:30pm in the afternoon ... christ man.


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    #1303
    ollie1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭ollie1


    There has been 84 aftershocks after the earthquake :eek:


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    #1304
    ilovesleep
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    PeakOutput wrote: »
    as far as i know they die, how quickly depends on how much they are exposed to.

    God help them.

    Can I ask what is cesium-137? How does absorbing it into bones result in death?


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    #1305
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    ilovesleep wrote: »
    God help them.

    Can I ask what is cesium-137? How does absorbing it into bones result in death?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesium-137


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    #1306
    old hippy
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    ollie1 wrote: »
    There has been 84 aftershocks after the earthquake :eek:

    Yeah; the mother in law didn't get any sleep with the constant shocks. Not too much damage in the house; a few broken cups and fallen CDs. During the intial quake, she held onto her new telly to stop it falling over; bless her.


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    #1307
    ilovesleep
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    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    Really? Skynews says nothing about any volcano erupting ...

    There was a mention of it here earlier in the thread, or maybe it was over on politics.ie that volcanos has erupted
    2 in russia,
    1 in indonesia
    1 in japan


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    #1308
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    PeakOutput wrote: »
    as far as i know they die, how quickly depends on how much they are exposed to.

    Not true. Exposure to radiation doesn't necessarily mean death, or even illness for that matter. :)


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    #1309
    Killer Pigeon
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    ilovesleep wrote: »
    There was a mention of it here earlier in the thread, or maybe it was over on politics.ie that volcanos has erupted
    2 in russia,
    1 in indonesia
    1 in japan

    I blame heightened levels of solar neutrinos.


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    #1310
    ilovesleep
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    old hippy wrote: »
    Yeah; the mother in law didn't get any sleep with the constant shocks. Not too much damage in the house; a few broken cups and fallen CDs. During the intial quake, she held onto her new telly to stop it falling over; bless her.

    Bless her indeed. She knows where her priorities lie. Tell her I said hi and thinking of them all. Lots of love from ilovesleep


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    #1311
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    Malty_T wrote: »
    Not true. Exposure to radiation doesn't necessarily mean death, or even illness for that matter. :)

    We are exposed it radiation in large amounts every day, you're exposed to radiation just standing in front of an ordinary fire. The severity of radiation depends on the element it radiates from.


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    #1312
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    I blame heightened levels of solar neutrinos.

    Ha ha.
    Jokes aside, large earthquakes do tend to trigger other earthquakes and volcanoes across the globe.


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    #1313
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    Malty_T wrote: »
    Ha ha.
    Jokes aside, large earthquakes do tend to trigger other earthquakes and volcanoes across the globe.

    That ain't a joke, the sun is reaching a solar maximum, one of the largest in a long time according to experts. Solar activity is increasing every month. The earth is subject to a natural amount of these particles but more so during solar maximums every 11/12 year. Since this solar maximum will be greater we should expect an abnormal level of exposure.


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    #1314
    PeakOutput
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    Malty_T wrote: »
    Not true. Exposure to radiation doesn't necessarily mean death, or even illness for that matter. :)

    yes but is it not correct to say that exposure to those sources of radiation usually does?


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    #1315
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    Yes, better broadband services and such...
    ... but that's a topic for any other thread.

    Care to give an example please?


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    #1316
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    That ain't a joke, the sun is reaching a solar maximum, one of the largest in a long time according to experts. Solar activity is increasing every month. The earth is subject to a natural amount of these particles but more so during solar maximums every 11/12 year. Since this solar maximum will be greater we should expect an abnormal level of exposure.

    I still think you're being sarcastic apologies if I'm wrong. How exactly would an almost massless non interacting particle cause more earthquakes and volcanoes to erupt?


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    #1317
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,500 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    From the BBC News:
    1459: At least three residents evacuated from a town near quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 plant have been exposed to radiation, both Kyodo and NHK report


    One wonders how much though . . .


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    #1318
    Turtwig
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    PeakOutput wrote: »
    yes but is it not correct to say that exposure to those sources of radiation usually does?

    Nope it's still incorrect.


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    #1319
    LighterGuy
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    can anyone bring me up to speed?
    was watching bbc news at 4.30am last night.. dont know whats deleveloped since then.

    :(


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    #1320
    Rob A. Bank
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    You don’t have to be a nuclear scientist to understand that an explosion in a nuclear power plant is a potentially serious disaster at the best of times.

    When it happens in the midst of post tsunami chaos, its a major catastrophe heaped on top of what the Japanese are having to cope with already.

    I fail to understand the motivation of those who are trying to play it down here.


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    #1321
    MiNdGaM3
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭MiNdGaM3


    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    That ain't a joke, the sun is reaching a solar maximum, one of the largest in a long time according to experts. Solar activity is increasing every month. The earth is subject to a natural amount of these particles but more so during solar maximums every 11/12 year. Since this solar maximum will be greater we should expect an abnormal level of exposure.

    I presume you're joking, but if not, they expected this maximum to be a big one several years ago, not anymore though. Current activity absolutely is nothing unusual and projections are for the maximum to now be the lowest in decades
    Solarcycle.gif


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