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Crowd-Sourced Radiation Maps In Asia and US
kkleiner writes "In the past few weeks, several crowd-sourced radiation maps have arisen that attempt to give up to the minute looks at the threat level in the areas most likely to be affected by a catastrophe: Japan, Asia, and the US. These maps, available to the public for free online, are a timely example of how user-enabled systems are revolutionizing the way we solve problems. Tracking radiation levels is just the beginning. This is a preview of how accelerating technologies will allow us to monitor anything, anywhere, in realtime."
Well, for once we see that radiation level, even in Tokyo and closer, is lower than in the UK's natural background. So, will that make the news? Nope. News is just FUD FUD FUD!! That's how they get viewers.
And try not to get natural background radiation in Ramsar,Iran - that is 30uS/h (mSv/yr), not the "pathetic" 0.2uS/h in Japan "new ground zero" (as BBC put it). And people in Ramsar supposedly have less cancer than "average westerner".. Maybe cancer is more caused by our environmental pollution from coal, plastics and other crap (pesticides, herbicides we *eat* every day) than low dose radiation.