Partly because I am a cyclist, I am concerned about the environment and its effects on our health and well-being. Therefore, I could not help but to note that three years ago today, a tsunami caused a catastrophic failure, which led to a meltdown, in the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.
Last month, higher-than-normal levels of radioactive isotopes were found in Pacific Ocean water off British Colombia, Canada. Scientists say that those same infected tides could wash up on beaches and cliffs in California, Oregon and Washington State next month.
This catastrophe came less than a year after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Consequences of that disaster are still unfolding, but it seems that the aftermath of Fukushima could be even longer-lasting and reach even further.
I don't mean to rain on anybody's brevet or audax. I just want to have an environment in which we can ride--and otherwise play, and live and work, in good health and peace.
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| Fukushima-Daichi Nuclear Power Plant |
Last month, higher-than-normal levels of radioactive isotopes were found in Pacific Ocean water off British Colombia, Canada. Scientists say that those same infected tides could wash up on beaches and cliffs in California, Oregon and Washington State next month.
This catastrophe came less than a year after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Consequences of that disaster are still unfolding, but it seems that the aftermath of Fukushima could be even longer-lasting and reach even further.
I don't mean to rain on anybody's brevet or audax. I just want to have an environment in which we can ride--and otherwise play, and live and work, in good health and peace.
