Radioactive rain over Pacific will save lives

From en.rian.ru

Japan's neighbors are worried that the radioactive clouds released by explosions at the Fukushima nuclear power plant could reach their territory. In the best-case scenario, the clouds will be blown out over the Pacific Ocean, where chemical reagents could be used to force the radioactive particles to fall to the ocean in rain. While this would impact fish and other sea animals, it would also save human lives.

Alexander Kislov, head of the weather and climate department at Moscow State University's Geography Faculty, said that the weather forecast through March 25 shows that "there is no direct threat to Russia," and that prevailing winds are blowing the clouds out over the Pacific toward the United States.

The relative calm of scientists in the face of this looming nuclear disaster could be explained by lack of reliable information coming out of Japan. So far, there is not enough information to sound the alarm. But Japanese exerts have been providing only limited data on the composition and altitude of the emissions, Kislov said.

Many environmental scientists agree that there is not enough data to make long-term forecasts.

At this point, there is no threat to sea life in the Pacific, says Sergei Dobrolyubov, head of the oceanography department at Moscow State University's Geography Faculty. Water absorbs radiation quite well, so sea animals and plants should not be seriously affected.

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