Curious about continued release from reactors...
I've read several posts now from people who say that Japan's reactors are still releasing radiation, which we in the U.S. will continue to get until they are no longer leaking, etc. What I don't understand, is how we are still getting continued releases, when there have been no more explosions, to my knowledge. Originally, I remember the experts saying that whatever gets high enough into the jet stream, is what travels here. If there are no more explosions/fires, how is radiation being carried? Or I should say, how are high levels being carried? It seems to me that unless there are more explosions, we wouldn't be getting a significant release being so far away, but I could be totally wrong. I'm just curious about this, not questioning anyone specifically.
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I don't know how you all
I don't know how you all feel, but I am getting more and more angry at Japan for the way they are handling this. I am wondering whether they saw more of an urgency if the wind was not continously blowing to the east to the pacific. They probably chose the east coast of Japan for 6 reactors in a row, knowing that the wind is blowing in east direction.
Also the release of radioactive water into the ocean outrageous me.
I wonder whether they truly care to end this disaster or whether all they are about is their public image.
The ocean currents can bring the tainted water to the westcoast.
Totally agree!
Totally agree!
I'm wondering about this
I'm wondering about this too. And looking at the live webcam yesterday, there was white smoke or steam rising up from the reactors. This is very troubling.
Hello Angela could you
Hello Angela
could you please post the link to the live webcam to the reactors?
thanks
Here is the link:
Here is the link: http://www.woweather.com/weather/news/fukushima?LANG=us&VAR=webcam&SAT=2...
If you look at yesterday around 4:00 and 5:00 you can see the smoke. On various other days there can be seen smoke as well and on some days nothing.
If the radionuclide contaminated water evaporates
I believe the gases and particulates would go into the atmosphere and get into the clouds depending on the weather. Also the seawater will evaporate to some degree, I imagine, and so contamination from that and from waves crashing on the beaches and rocks may travel into the atmosphere.
My guess is that unless there is a major explosion or fire that not many more particulates will get into the upper atmosphere and travel far, but I am not a meteorologist, but some from the steam and evaporation may rise that far (although in much smaller amounts I would guess).
It is why I say it is good news that it seems the levels in rain are dropping as this is an indication that the amounts from the initial blasts and fires have "rained out" globally and the rain is safer now than a week or two ago. That means crops should be safer over time too and milk etc.
Hmm more to come on steam rise height
Need help with 7th grade science water cycle questions?
Describe how water moves from the plants to the atmosphere?
Describe how clouds from in the water cycle?
What role does the ocean play in the water cycle?
I am in 7th grade earth science and have been absent for the last 3 days. I can't figure out the answers to these3 questions. Please help?
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1. The sun creates heat which evaporates the water into steam the steam rises into the earth's atmosphere.
I don't understand the second question but this helped me... Solar energy ie. the sun evaporates water from the ocean, lakes and rivers. Millions of litres rise into the earth's atmosphere as an invisible gas i.e water vapour this process is called evapouration.
As the water vapour is pushed over the land by winds and rises over mountains, the water vapour cools and turns back into tiny water droplets, forming clouds. The droplets joining together is called condensation. These droplets fall to earth as rain this process is called precipitation. The rain runs into streams and rivers which flow into lakes and the sea and the process is started again.
i hope this helped :)
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Water vapor is a gas made of one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms. The surrounding air is a gas mixture consisting mostly of nitrogen (two nitrogen atoms). Water vapor is lighter than air and therefore will rise until it has time to mix with the surrounding air. The resulting moist air is lighter than any nearby dryer air at the same temperature, and so will also rise.