2011-03-16, 08:05 AM
Rick Wrote:You kidding? As if everyone and their mother doesn't know aftershocks follow major earthquakes.
In other news, the sun will rise tomorrow.
But not all after shocks are as powerful as these ones, hence why I made my statement.
In other news:
Surgeon General Claims it was wise for people to be prepared by buying Potasium Iodine while other officials say anything between its unnecessary to the people are being foolish.
"U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin was in the Bay Area touring a peninsula hospital. NBC Bay Area reporter Damian Trujillo asked her about the run on tablets and Dr. Benjamin said although she wasn't aware of people stocking up, she did not think that would be an overreaction. She said it was right to be prepared." - http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Sur...31559.html
High radiation levels are making it difficult to deal with the power plant and fuel rod issues.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/1...SS20110316
Workers have evacuated the area, although I've heard that they did return.
And it seems definite that this is a major disaster:
"Noting that a level 4 incident involves ''only local radiological consequences,'' it said the ongoing crisis is ''now closer to a level 6, and it may unfortunately reach a level 7'' -- a worst case scenario with extensive health and environmental consequences."
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/78374.html