Several Thousand US Deaths Linked to Japanese Reactor Crisis - Latest News on Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

You may have heard the news last March that Americans had nothing to worry about from the Fukushima radiation disaster.  Did you believe it?  I did.  I was lazy and I didn't do enough research.  Well now I am wondering if, in my laziness, I allowed myself to once again be duped by a government who has time and time again shown itself to not be worthy of my trust.  Just six days after the disastrous meltdowns struck four reactors at Fukushima on March 11, scientists detected the plume of toxic fallout had arrived over American shores.

Subsequent measurements by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found levels of radiation in air, water, and milk up to 200 times above normal across the U.S.  The highest detected levels of Iodine-131 in precipitation in the U.S. were as follows (normal is about 2 picocuries I-131 per liter of water):  Boise, ID (390); Kansas City (200); Salt Lake City (190); Jacksonville, FL (150); Olympia, WA (125); and Boston, MA (92).  Still, the EPA told us there was nothing to be concerned about because the levels were too low to cause harm.  They were wrong.

Speaking Anonymously, Diplomat Says Minuscule Radioactive Fallout Reaches California from Japan Nuclear Disaster

Employees weigh the last bottles of granulated Kelp at Nature Mart Inc. in Los Angeles, after a run on iodine cleaned out the store's supply and ran up hundreds of phone call requests Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Japan's nuclear crisis is spiking demand in the U.S. for potassium iodide that can protect against one type of radiation damage, even though the risk is only in Japan. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Please do not forget about the people of Japan as they try to recover from the worst earthquake ever recorded.  The story is not just about the nuclear situation, the people of Japan need our help.  Please treasure people and planet. You can help HERE.

FRIDAY Mar 18, 2011 09:56 ET
By Associated Press

The first radioactive fallout from Japan's crippled nuclear plant reached Southern California early Friday, but the readings indicate levels far below a level that could endanger people, according to a diplomat.

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