for those who care for a good map

[nadinbrzezinski]

weather sims et al

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/16/science/plume-graphic.html?ref=science

[flamingdem]

1. Oy, they have pictures too

Wonder why the NYT saw it fit to break the news on the plume.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. It is at the NYT

It is at the corner of the article I just went to it.

[Lucinda]

2. Thankie for the info!

:hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Oh you welcome

I just wonder if this will finally make it real

[thaddeus_flowe]

5. Interesting.

"Relative Levels of Radiation (Arbitrary Units)"

Still intriguing that they can predict this sort of thing.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. They are using satellite and computer modelling

and I wish they gave us sieverts, and not arbitrary. Arbitrary is pretty useless.

[flamingdem]

8. What are those colors really referring to?

I mean there's a big difference between purple and blue.

But I don't like the looks of blue either!

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. above normal but their numbers are bunk

it is really not going to really do much to spike a sensor, or should not... if it does I will be shocked to be honest.

[thaddeus_flowe]

11. nadinbrzezinski,

I just checked out posterous.

Really dig it man! Keep up the good work!

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. I need to post a few on that

thanks

[Go2Peace]

7. So is this telling us there is likely indeed a plume coming to the west coast?

If so, why is it being muzzled instead of letting us know so we can make our own decision on how to prepare?

I understand it is likely to not be nearly as high of levels here, but it sure would be nice, since we live in a democracy, that we be allowed to know the facts and make our own choices?

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Yes and that came from the NYT

my local media was that much more serious today.. I did not see them going into plume coming here, but this "just broke"

[Chris_Texas]

16. No. This is showing how....

If there were a radioactive plume, such a blume -- if significant enough -- could migrate that direction and distance, assuming that the wind patterns they used in the model existed and held together long enough. In other words, it's a fancy artist's impression of what an imaginary scenario packaged under a deceptive headline.

It is one of most irresponsible bits of nonsense I have ever seen published.

[Adsos Letter]

13. Thanks for the link Nadin.

We'll have to see how the winds/weather act in the next few days...or until this situation is resolved.

[Electric Monk]

14. Arbitrary units?

Thanks for the thread, but that seems odd. Couldn't they do it with actual units of measurement?

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Because they don't have them

why the numbers are pretty bunk