Hi forty-two
It is strange that this dust hasn't been reported, even if it turns out to have nothing to do with Fukushima. You'd think it would be the sort of thing that would appear at the end of the news or would get a mention in the national press.
I know with Chernobyl that particles deposited over the UK and Western Europe, but of course it was a lot closer than Fukushima. For anything significant to reach the UK from Japan, broadly speaking, it either has to flow over the Pacific, the USA and the Atlantic or over Russia, Western Europe and the North Sea. I'm not saying it is impossible but both routes cover huge areas of land and sea. I think we need to see air stream diagrams to be certain.
There have been particles detected in the UK -
source, however the radiation levels are reportedly tiny and virtually nothing above the normal level of background radiation.
OT: The SNP have won and it will be interesting to see if they can make any real changes. They are wanting to create more jobs in construction (might be good for me!) but it all comes down to the old question of where does the money come from? I hope this means that we finally have a Scottish parliament that will make some real changes for the better. Time will tell.
I was thinking last Friday whilst I celebrated the wedding through the medium of sleep in the morning and then going for a 7 mile cliff top walk in the afternoon that this must be the first royal couple for a long time to not actually be inbred. Just think - the kids might be normal!
