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Crowd-Sourced Radiation Maps In Asia and US

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the zombies-are-crowdsourced-radiation-indicators dept.

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."

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  1. US will not be affected by Japans reactor problems by LurkerXXX · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hmm, what do they mean by 'in the areas most likely to be affected by a catastrophe: Japan, Asia, and the US.'?

    Europe has a lot of nuclear reactors. So does Russia.

    Do they mean the US is likely to be affected by Japan's current problem reactor site?

    Hopefully folks who own a Geiger counter know enough to not be worried about it being a problem for the US. Is the author one of the overhyping idiots that think the 'higher' levels of radiation in Tokyo, which are still lower than those normally occurring in Denver or Mexico City, are a danger?

  2. Most likely? by gstoddart · · Score: 5, Insightful

    in the areas most likely to be affected by a catastrophe: Japan, Asia, and the US

    Is the US "most likely" to be affected by this?

    I've sort of gotten the impression that the US was unlikely to be affected.

    Is this just fear mongering?

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  3. Re:Oh my fucking god. by AndyAndyAndyAndy · · Score: 4, Funny

    What about lead panties for the whole Tokyo vending machine market?

    Oooh, such a tough one.

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  4. Re:Let me add a bit to that summary. by HungryHobo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem with bloggers becoming the "new journalists" is that any sense of responsibility goes out the window in the race to get page hits.

    the bloggers seem to have been doing a vastly better job of reporting on this than almost any major paper or news corp.

    It's actually stunning how poor the reporting has been from the major news networks .

    The somthingawful GBS topic on it outlined the situation clearly and explained it far far better than any news article, after reading it I was left agape thinking "why the fuck can't reuters explain the situation that well when some kneckbeard with time on his hands can"