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wtmusic

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13. About 18,000 people have died from sun-induced skin cancer since Fukushima.

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #12)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 10:48 PM

Oct 2012

30,000, in the US alone, have died from "natural" radon-induced lung cancer.

"Predicted future cancer deaths due to accumulated radiation exposures in the population living near Fukushima have ranged from none[26] to 100[27] to a non-peer-reviewed "guesstimate"[28] of 1,000.[20]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster

1,000 deaths. TOTAL.

Now...which kind of radiation is more dangerous, "natural" or "unnatural"?

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Updated: 80% of world CO2 emissions are related to population levels. [View all] GliderGuider Oct 2012 OP

It is easy to answer RobertEarl Oct 2012 #1

"Unnatural radiation"? wtmusic Oct 2012 #6

Anything that is not natural RobertEarl Oct 2012 #10

"Natural" radiation from the sun is responsible for most skin cancer wtmusic Oct 2012 #11

Are you kidding? RobertEarl Oct 2012 #12

About 18,000 people have died from sun-induced skin cancer since Fukushima. wtmusic Oct 2012 #13

Is Fukushima radiation 'natural'? RobertEarl Oct 2012 #14

Well at least it's not 'G' radiation, that would be really bad. wtmusic Oct 2012 #17

Eh? RobertEarl Oct 2012 #18

Yes, I believe in a round earth and dangerous sunshine. wtmusic Oct 2012 #19

This reminds me of Climate Change Deniers = CCD RobertEarl Oct 2012 #20

I'd like to see more. Iterate Oct 2012 #2

I put the .xls file on-line, if anyone wants to play with it. GliderGuider Oct 2012 #3

Update: 80.0% of CO2 emission is population-related at the moment GliderGuider Oct 2012 #4

Isn't this just 'CO2 emission has gone up a bit more than population, but a lot less than GWP'? muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #5

GWP is a red herring. GliderGuider Oct 2012 #7

capitalism is the problem not the solution SESKATOW Oct 2012 #8

Well, it's definitely not the solution. GliderGuider Oct 2012 #9

on the contrary SESKATOW Oct 2012 #15

Capitalism is a symptom NoOneMan Oct 2012 #21

You were right to not use the GWP. Iterate Oct 2012 #16