03-17-2011, 05:27 AM
There is an official Geiger counter in Hilo sampling for radiation and we have one in our neighborhood as well, although the one here is a personal one and not public. It is not reading any elevated levels of radiation.
From the wind patterns, it looks like most of it will head above the islands.
They say, many of the folks in Chernobyl were affected from eating and drinking products from critters who ate radiated grass, so milk and cheese from cattle in the path of the radiation might be something to avoid for awhile. Once it is determined there is enough radiation to worry about, of course.
So now, it is just a watch and wait.
From the wind patterns, it looks like most of it will head above the islands.
They say, many of the folks in Chernobyl were affected from eating and drinking products from critters who ate radiated grass, so milk and cheese from cattle in the path of the radiation might be something to avoid for awhile. Once it is determined there is enough radiation to worry about, of course.
So now, it is just a watch and wait.
Kurt Wilson