Fuksuhma plant "looks drowned"

Fukushima Daiichi Looks Drowned

Maija’s Blog,

22 August, 2019

I realize this series of posts on Fukushima Daiichi's webcam imagery may seem tiresome to some readers. However, I've been watching the plant for 7 years and am very aware of changes in emissions patterns.

Today the plant looks drowned, especially as viewed through the cam focused on units 1 and 2:

Now: 

 

Yesterday

Yesterday I noted that the lens has some sort of "stuff" on it but that alone does not explain the higher level of emissions that are visible on both cams and during day time hours (see my post from yesterday and screenshot of cam 4).

The weather in Fukushima presently is 82F, 42% chance of precipitation, with 84% humidity, which are pretty typical.

Yesterday the Wall Street Journal ran an article in their print edition titled, "New Challenge to 'Abenomics' Rises in Japan" (8/22/2018 p. A9) that begins with the following text:

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies have benefited the titans of business with whom he likes to play golf but have left millions of people behind, said a former defense minister [Shigeru Ishiba] who is making a long-shot bid to lead the ruling party.

This sense that many of today's leaders are detached from the needs of "the people" because of their close alliances with "the titans of business" is not restricted to Japan.

Our time for fixing catastrophic risks, such as those posed by Fukushima Daiichi, is limited and elapsing.

As Rome burned and as the Titanic sank, the majority of elites were distracted by their privilege until they too went down with their wrecked domains....