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Last post here

thebrinydeep — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:49:07 +0000

This will be the last post at “The Briny Deep,” which is discontinued as of today. Thanks to everyone who has followed the bl0g and retweeted.

– David Ritchie

Pay attention to that last sentence …

thebrinydeep — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:20:25 +0000

The one that starts, “Children who evacuated …”:

http://enenews.com/japanese-journalists-call-for-evacuating-children-from-tokyo-causing-controversy-insists-area-has-a-significant-degree-of-radiation-contamination

David Ritchie is an environmental blogger. Contact: kwriter@asia.com.

A symbolic gesture, but at least it’s something

thebrinydeep — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 02:47:51 +0000

Citizens’ group to brighten Fukushima with cherry blossoms:

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ201207050018

David Ritchie is an environmental blogger. Contact: kwriter@asia.com.

‘Radioactive nightmare’: a view from California

thebrinydeep — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 02:31:53 +0000

California’s getting alarmed:

http://www.enviroreporter.com/investigations/fukushima/a-radioactive-nightmare/

David Ritchie is an environmental blogger. Contact: kwriter@asia.com.

Japan’s new hazard: radioactive mud

thebrinydeep — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 02:08:31 +0000

Cesium is building up in mud from lakes and Tokyo Bay:

https://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201207050068

David Ritchie is an environmental blogger. Contact: kwriter@asia.com.

In case you wonder what a wrecked fuel pool looks like …

thebrinydeep — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:15:19 +0000

Here is Fukushima no. 4, as seen from above:

http://enenews.com/remaining-portion-spent-fuel-pool-4-kyodo-helicopter-photos

And inside that mess is enough radioactivity to kill a continent — if not more.

David Ritchie is an environmental blogger. Contact: kwriter@asia.com.

Quite a drop …

thebrinydeep — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:20:58 +0000

Reactor area thought to have sunk half a meter:

http://enenews.com/wall-st-journal-area-around-fukushima-daiichi-sank-half-a-meter-after-311-quake

David Ritchie is an environmental blogger. Contact: kwriter@asia.com.

Prescription drug use, high blood pressure said up after Fukushima

thebrinydeep — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:13:18 +0000

Hypertension, prescription drug use reported higher after meltdowns in Japan:

http://enenews.com/local-official-pharmacist-says-prescription-drug-use-high-blood-pressure-on-the-rise-after-fukushima-disaster-no-wonder-we-are-exposed-to-high-level-of-radiation-every-second

David Ritchie is an environmental blogger. Contact: kwriter@asia.com.

Running short of workers, say tweets from Fukushima

thebrinydeep — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:03:21 +0000

Sounds as if nuclear workers are becoming scarce:

http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/07/fukushima-worker-shortage-of-nuclear-worker-is-becoming-serious/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29

David Ritchie is an enviromental blogger. Contact: kwriter@asia.com.

Report: Fukushima children to stay in Europe for recovery

thebrinydeep — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:56:33 +0000

Offer reported from the Czech Republic to help Fukushima children:

http://enenews.com/news-agency-fukushima-children-to-leave-country-for-recovery-an-individual-care-programme-will-be-ensured-for-each-child

David Ritchie is an environmental blogger. Contact: kwriter@asia.com.