In March of 2011 a massive earthquake and tsunami caused a triple meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. If you’re having a difficult time imagining the severity of that, think about how bad a single meltdown at a nuclear power plant is and then multiply it by three.
So, yeah, it’s kind of big deal. The triple meltdown resulted in the plant releasing large amounts of radioactive waste, most of which eventually found its way into the Pacific Ocean. Not only is this radioactive waste now washing up along North American shores, it’s affecting marine life, some of which is being consumed by people.
Large, bloody tumors have been turning up in sealife in the Pacific, creating worry that the ocean food web may be contaminated. Alaskan fisherman first started noticing these growths in the mouths of the fish they were catching and eventually started finding them on the bodies.
But it isn’t just fish that are showing signs of radiation poisoning. Many other animals along the Alaskan coast are showing signs of it as, well, from Polar Bears to Sea Lions. That being said, if you’re counting on the government to do something about this, you might be waiting for a while. According to them, there is “no evidence” of health risk from Fukushima radioactivity. They must not be testing the right ocean.
Read more about the radioactivity on the next page.
You got that right …. and still going…they haven’t been able to stop it…..
Japanese power plant is still leaking.
Old news and yes the west coast has been contaminated for years. Is it really a surprise that they’ve keep off the radar? Just wait 7-10 years and see all of the folks who eat the tainted seafood and their high levels of cancer.
THANK YOU JAPAN !!!
Nuke water from Japan
I had a relative that took her kids to the beach in Ell Salvador ,they all came out burnt from something in the ocean, they reported it, but never heard back. I belive makiing people aware does help
Any idiot.paying attention knows.this is.Fukishima radiation.
Nothing was supported in the article. Not even one picture.
Your not the sharpest tool in the shed are you sean
Eric, I’m not against environmentalism nor climate change nor do I think what’s happened in Fukushima is a good thing. However, there has been propaganda around it. My family is in Hawaii where you’d expect to see such effects. But you don’t. The humpbacks, some of which travel to the 3 breeding grounds of Japan, Hawaii, and Baja California, haven’t been seen with deformities, etc. and particularly where my family is on the north end of Kauai, residents are extremely nature oriented and my father would be receiving reports of such things IF they were being seen. But they aren’t. So I’m just pointing out that there’s an article here that has no support for its claims. I tried multiple links that didn’t go to pictures. So, no offense, but you are the daft one.