Jet-Stream Animation, Japan to USA, Fallout?

300 mb Jet-Stream, approximately 30,000 feet elevation

Given the concern by some regarding possible radioactive Fallout contamination making its way from Japan across the Pacific Ocean, 4,500 miles to California and the west coast of the United States, we will keep an updated 5-day forecast loop of the Jet Stream.

Current date range of loop: March 16 – 20
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There is a fair amount of speculation whether or not any significant levels of radioactive particles would actually make it across the Pacific ocean, that is, enough to present serious concerns towards health risks. It has always been my position to look at more than one side of a story, from more than one or two sources, research what I can about the subject, and then factor in my own common sense and logic to come up with a decision or in this case, a risk versus action plan.

There really is only one historical reference point for this (Chernobyl), which makes it difficult to determine what ‘might’ happen (or not).

It seems that whatever ‘might’ happen, might be more problematic from long-term effects rather than short term high dosage effects (assuming there actually is a complete core meltdown which leads to total  environmental release of radioactive particles). Long term effects could include Cesium-137 particles (30-year half life) scattered on the ground or in the soil, getting in to water supplies, food crops, animal feed, and up the food chain to us.

Considerations against any significant radiation making its way to the U.S.

Sufficient disaster would have to take place at Fukushima – total meltdown and releaseParticles would have to mix high enough into the atmosphere to ride along wind streams sufficient to travel the distanceParticles may be washed out into the ocean if there is precipitationLocal wind currents could keep the particles localized in Japan where they would wash out there

Considerations for any significant radiation making its way to the U.S.

Current Jet-Stream patterns are favorable to bring particulate matter to the U.S. west coastIt is proven that dust particulate matter is regularly deposited on the west U.S. from places like ChinaThe Japanese war machine successfully launched balloon bombs that made their way to the west U.S. during WWIIBy failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail

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