Deadly Fukushima radiation discovered off the coast of Canada
The first radioactive material from the 2011 Fukushima disaster has been detected off the coast of Canada, according to a recent study conducted by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. “Radioactivity can be dangerous, and we should be carefully monitoring the oceans after what is certainly the largest accidental release of radioactive contaminants to the oceans Read More
Typhoon Etau floods Fukushima site; thousands evacuated
Japan has a history clouded by natural disasters. The city of Nahara was evacuated in 2011, after a tsunami laid waste to three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. On September 11, 2015, Nahara’s evacuation notice was lifted. The timing could not have been worse. That same day, drainage pumps at the Read More
Fukushima’s tainted waters yield massive mutated wolffish caught by local fisherman
Water tainted by radiation from the Fukushima disaster is sprouting fish that resemble monsters straight out of a science fiction film. That is at least the case with respect to a fisherman who caught a wolffish off the coast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The wolffish, also known as the devil fish, are large, Read More
CA seals experiencing mass deaths from leukemia-like disease; Fukushima radiation suspected as cause
Dead baby seals have been plaguing the coast of California. Recent lab reports reveal that the cause of death for many baby seals was disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), adding further evidence that marine life has been contaminated by radiation from the Fukushima disaster.(1) DIC is a serious disorder where the proteins that usually control blood Read More
Federal agency to investigate cause of 30 whale deaths in Alaska
Something smells fishy in Alaskan waters, and its not just the fish. Experts are bamboozled by at least 30 whale carcasses that have washed up on the coast of Alaska since May. A federal agency announced last Thursday that it will launch a thorough investigation into the cause of the whale deaths.(1) The National Oceanic Read More
BILLIONS of dead fish now washing up in Alaska from radiation-polluted Pacific Ocean
Something smells fishy in Alaska’s waters. Hundreds of dead fish were found dead on Front Beach in downtown Alaska last Tuesday. In addition, high temperatures and low river levels are killing salmon in Matanuska and Susitna valleys.(1, 2) These reports coincide with a number of dead whales, birds and fish being found in the Aleutian Read More
Volcano near nuclear plant is at “extremely high” risk of eruption, Japanese gov. warns after restarting aging reactors
Japan’s weather agency alerted thousands of citizens in Kagoshima that the Sakurajima volcano was teetering on the brink of eruption. The alarm comes just a few weeks after the Kyushu Electric Power Co. restarted the No. 1 reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, which is a mere 30 miles away from the volcano.(1, 2) Read More
Mysterious “ectoplasm from Ghostbusters” coats West Coast where sea life once thrived
A mysterious green goo is haunting the West Coast. Local fishermen have dubbed the mystery goo as “mud” for its thickness and muddy color, and have attributed it to this year’s abysmal salmon season. Fishing nets have been pulling in more mud than Nass River sockeye. According to Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Read More
Protests break out in Japan as government restarts aging nuclear reactors while Fukushima continues to ravage environment
Protesters gathered outside the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant as Kyushu Electric Power Co. activated the No. 1 reactor on August 11. This was the first reactor to be restarted under new regulations since a tsunami laid waste to three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi site in 2011.(1) The Japanese government claimed that the reactor Read More
Radioactive plutonium found at 10 MILLION times higher levels in water at Fukushima plant as radioactive rivers flow into Pacific Ocean
In March 2011, an earthquake launched a tsunami that left the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in ruins on Japan’s Tohoku coast. No one knows how much plutonium was released into the marine environment after the disaster. What is known is that the amount of plutonium in the water below the Fukushima reactors is 10 Read More