Do we have to fear radiation in the Philippines after the nuclear disaster in Japan? I know of some expats here who already get nervous and thinking about leaving the country and go home to where ever they came from.
A few days ago a hoax SMS was spread over the Philippines, telling the people that a nuclear fallout would arrive in the Philippines very soon. Authority quickly responded that this was just an hoax and telling the people not not make such jokes about this disaster.
But do we really have to leave the Philippines? In fact, we are about 3500 Km away from the nuclear power plants in Japan and the wind in Japan is constantly blowing towards the Pacific Ocean and away from the Philippines. So there should be no danger in my opinion. But I am closely monitoring the situation in the the news from Taiwan, which is about half way between here and Japan as well as the news from Guam, where our weather basically comes from. Should there be an increase of radiaton at any of this two places, I am also considering about leaving the country earlier than scheduled. Otherwise our scheduled flight out from here is in about 5 weeks time, on April 27th. I hope the situation here in the Philippines stays calm.
Saturday, 19 March 2011
Radiation in the Philippines?
Labels: Japan nuclear disaster
Posted by The Wanderer at 05:44
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In the video below, we see an animation based on the radiation readings released by the German Meteorological Agency on March 21. Note the increase in radiation levels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm_4gS_qafM&feature=player_embedded#at=34
Schertz but so can backfire!
The distance is surely big enough to have been!
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