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Click here for this simple explanation of how the Fukushima plant in Japan was damaged after the tsunami (Source: New York Times)

Source: http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/13/fukushima-simple-explanation/

Fukushima Nuclear Accident – a simple and accurate explanation
Posted on 13 March 2011 by Barry Brook

Along with reliable sources such as the IAEA and WNN updates, there is an incredible amount of misinformation and hyperbole flying around the internet and media right now about the Fukushima nuclear reactor situation. In the BNC post Discussion Thread – Japanese nuclear reactors and the 11 March 2011 earthquake (and in the many comments that attend the top post), a lot of technical detail is provided, as well as regular updates. But what about a layman’s summary? How do most people get a grasp on what is happening, why, and what the consequences will be?

Below I reproduce a summary on the situation prepared by Dr Josef Oehmen, a research scientist at MIT, in Boston. (more…)

How big is the BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Until now, the worst oil spill in history was the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska that spilled at least 10.8 Million gallons of crude oil on March 24, 1989. In comparison, the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout is spewing 1.5-2.5 million gallons per DAY! That is the equivalent of one Exxon Valdez spill EVERY WEEK!.

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