Did anyone see earlier the bubble-headed teleprompter reader on CNN show

[Thunderstruck]

an image of smoke/steam rising from one the reactors at Fukushima? Essentially it was a don't worry blurb. Paraphrasing: "Steam was seen rising from one of the reactor's at Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant today. The government issued a statement explaining that 'the steam is a natural occurrence' and that no one should be alarmed."

Since when is steam from an shaken, drowned, and exploded nuclear reactor a "natural occurrence"?

[PVnRT]

1. Water evaporates when it gets hot

They are using water to cool hot things.

Therefore...

[godai]

2. Since when? Since always...Natural but not normal.

This is not to say that this radioactive steam is good but, get used to it. There are much worse possibilities from Fukushima.

[Thunderstruck]

3. I guess either you had to be there or I'm seeing absurdity where none is justified.

It just seemed the sort of blurb that attempts to minimize and make benign a situation that is levels above the benign.

[godai]

4. I agree about the bubble-headed teleprompter readers...unwatchable.

Seems like the steam comment was from the Japanese government. They are in full 'don't panic' mode, understandably with 20 million people in Tokyo/Yokohama watching.

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. They have a point - which is more dangerous?

A few hundred, or thousand, people getting radiation sickness or radiation related illnesses, or 20 million people in full panic/flight mode?

[Snoutport]

6. I saw it!! I almost made a post but people seem kinda pissy about the

henny penny stuff.

But, yeah, naturally occurring?

[itsrobert]

7. CNN yesterday had Live Libya video and saying anti aircraft firing

The live feed from Libya showed a flock of birds.