Radioactive Xenon 133 Has Now Reached Eastern Seaboard
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Nuclear Fuel Rods Melting?
Zero Hedge says that AP is reporting:
Japanese officials say the nuclear fuel rods appear to be melting inside all three of the most troubled nuclear reactors.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Monday: “Although we cannot directly check it, it’s highly likely happening.”
Some experts would consider that a partial meltdown of the reactor. Others, though, reserve that term for times when nuclear fuel melts through a reactor’s innermost chamber but not through the outer containment shell.
Japan Moved North Eight Feet!
(CNN) — The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis.
“At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a large area is consistent with about that much shift of the land mass,” said Kenneth Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Reports from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy estimated the 8.9-magnitude quake shifted the planet on its axis by nearly 4 inches (10 centimeters).
Major Quake In Christ Church, NZ
This was a 6.3 magnitude quake and there are two aftershocks each measuring over 5.5. Some say this quake is worse than the 7.1 last year on Sept. 3rd. One reason is that it’s shallowwe.
Here’s a blogging time line: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10707997
I was just wondering to Michael Hall, why with a full moon and a big solar hit to the planet, we hadn’t had any major earthquakes!
Is Forest Park Healthy?
Many of us drive every day through Forest Park on our way to and from work. Forest Park is about eight miles long and one to two miles wide in Portland, Oregon. It’s one of the largest urban parks in the country. When I drive on Cornell through Macleay Park, a small park of the big park, I see trees heavily covered in moss, and ferns and Ivy and wonder, just how healthy is the park today and are ferns growing on trees an indication of an unhealthy environment. Here’s a video I shot yesterday that shows the moss and ferns:
I spoke with Stephen Hatfield, Stewardship Director of The Forest Park Conservancy and found out that this is a healthy forest and and the ferns are Licorice Ferns. They grab on to the little spaces in the bark of the Red Alder and bloom until the area dries out.
The park is almost like a rain forest. It doesn’t get as much rain as The Olympic National Park, but it does get 35 to 40 inches and in the winter is almost always fogged in. The threats to the park include English Ivy which can weigh down a healthy tree and rob the tree of nutrients in the soil. The ivy also forms a dense mat on the forest floor that prevents seedlings from rooting. Other threats include Himalayan Blackberries, English Holly, Clematis, Money Plant and recently Garlic Mustard.
Funding for the park comes from the City’s Parks and Recreation Department, however it’s the volunteers that work each year on the trails, habitat restoration, ivy and split rail fences. Beginning in March, The Forest Park Conservancy will be holding guided hikes. Look for the schedule on their website. I will be at one of them.
Massive Floods In Queensland
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Aumsville Oregon Hit By Tornado
Click Here for Felicia Heaton’s video report
In some cases the tornado was so violent that it knocked the “L” out of “Aumsvile” as many photos of the mess are identified.
Aumsvile Tornado
Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 5:32 PM
