Sunday, December 14, 2014

Rising Radiation in Phoenix Across Time




Using EPA Radnet data, I've identified periods of high radiation levels in southern, US west-coast cities (excluding initial releases in spring 2011):

PERIOD 1: October 2011 – January 2012 (this period was documented as a high release period in Japan by Japanese scientists - see here)

PERIOD 2: November 2013 – January 2014

PERIOD 3: November 2014 - present

These periods cannot be explained by seasonal variation alone or plant refueling in the US alone because levels were not elevated during the fall/winter of October 2012 – January 2013.

The jet stream is lower over the US in the fall/winter period so higher radiation levels could be partly from Fukushima, although its possible that refueling at Palo Verde NPP in AZ and Diablo Canyon NPP in CA are playing a role in producing the elevated winter radiation in southern west coast cities. However, as noted above, beta and gamma levels were not elevated in the fall of 2012 so there must be other factors at issue.


High Radiation Levels Winter October 2011 – Jan 2012. Beta levels decline spring 2012:
  


Low Radiation Levels June 30 2012 – October 28 2012:


 

Radiation levels start rising again fall of 2013, reaching high December 2013 and remaining high in January 2014:
 


Levels reaching highs again Nov 2014 through December 2014:
 

 
 


6 comments:

  1. Thanks for the "heads up", for a low pressure system seems to be bringing air from at least Oregon to the BC Coast.
    I see pancake detectors west of here somewhat elevated on radnetwork.
    Speaking of which, see Bobby's latest post.
    http://optimalprediction.com/wp/recent-health-issues/comment-page-8/#comment-56455

    Am hoping you, and your family - young and old, are coping well. I would that i could offer more than just prayer. Perhaps having a reader listening, even if the microbiology is severely challenging my cognitive ability and recall. Have known since hearing of people going into "slavery" in 2008, that i have to become more than just the sum of my previous programming.

    Freaky looking sky on our Wet Coast, though dry for now.
    It's almost to be expected to eventually see a low pressure system move up the coast here in some days.
    It's akin to a summer weather system that periodically visit in the "winter". "Tropical Punch" would have more adequately described SoCal's recent improbable weather, if it had not come from the Nor' East.

    Look at the jet stream, surface winds, etc.
    http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-183.16,89.46,283
    http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/10hPa/orthographic=-183.16,89.46,283
    http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/70hPa/orthographic=-183.16,89.46,283
    http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/250hPa/orthographic=-183.16,89.46,283
    http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/500hPa/orthographic=-183.16,89.46,283
    (links by 'newser)
    Croikey! Look at 'da teeth on that jet stream. Idn't she a beauty? (paraphrasing Steve Irwin)

    http://wattsupwiththat.com/reference-pages/climatic-phenomena-pages/polar-vortex/

    http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/intraseasonal/temp10anim.gif

    Is that high pressure system above me now, all that stands between me and metal-mouth?

    It seemed like a lovely September day out today, until everybody seemed to get kind of woozey after lunch!
    I wonder now, if managing to avoid fish and go vegetarian at a Sushi restaurant might be safer than regular restaurant, but i'm scared of temptation likely available to every restaurant owner - increase profits via cost cutting - staff/ingredients/maintenance/etc)

    Try a webcam with the glass protective cover with a very slight breeze blowing towards the ccd, for alpha "visualization" (in dark maze-like enclosure with an isolated plate to measure uVolts/uA)??? (contrast no airflow with known ft/min^3 - perhaps a spare "control" cam?) Cam (or two) above filter element, perhaps? Vortex flow around cam ass. via "rifled" tubing???

    You are an inspiration even to a lowly laborer, Professor.

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  2. TEPCO the Japanese nuclear power company continues to lie to the people of Japan and to the world about the true levels of radiation released into the atmosphere, ground and into the Pacific Ocean! TEPCO also continues to dump millions of gallons of radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean nonstop every single day to contaminate the plant life, insects, fish, ocean life and animals. We are now being told not to eat any Tuna and large fish at all because the radiation levels are unsafe to put into our body's and Fukushima radiation is now verified to be moving into the coast of California and the beaches will soon be polluted with this radiation! There is now verified proof of DNA damage and mutations throughout the food chain and we humans are next to suffer! And if we don't detox our bodies suffer we will! Experts recommend to commence detoxing with the natural mineral called zeolite that is proven to safely remove both radiation and heavy metals from the human body.This detox is VERY important to help prevent DNA damage that will cause disease and future ongoing mutations! For more quality information do an online search for the website with the single word Zeolite or search for ( Detox With Micronized Zeolite)

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  3. You should look at many years data to determine what "normal" gross beta counts for Phoenix AZ look like. To interpret anomalies you must determine what is anomalous. Download the data from 2010 from before Fukushima for example. You will find the following for gross beta counts:
    Average = 242.5 cpm
    Standard Deviation = 174.9 cpm
    Minimum = 37 cpm
    Maximum = 778 cpm

    There are 4 major spikes to 550 cpm or higher during the course of the year. Data at https://cdxnode64.epa.gov/radnet-public/query.do
    778

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  4. Fresh eyes saw this:

    "PERIOD 2: November 2013 – January 2014
    PERIOD 3: November 2012 – January 2014"

    Am i correct that that might be a typo?

    There was a possible meltdown in China in October of 2011, possibly adding to the mix in Period 1, fwiw.
    http://optimalprediction.com/wp/chinese-mox-reactor-possible-meltdown-in-october-2011/

    Could at least some of the latest detections here have come from afar?
    http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/intraseasonal/temp10anim.gif

    Quote: "Update: 12/14/14, 8:06 A.M. - Record breaking Radiation detection in Texas Panhandle!"
    http://www.radiationnetwork.com/Message.htm
    ... "On the late afternoon of December 4th, a long time running station located in Borger, Texas, northeast of Amarillo, set off our Alert system, recording readings as high as 25,000 CPM!!!"

    It may or may not be related, though i like to share things found with those more educated, of greater understanding and/or greater capacity of critical thinking. (Yes, that's you Professor! :) )

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    1. Thanks for catching that. I've been so rushed I fail to edit properly.


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