video ~ http://www.accuweather.com/video/824969975001/winds-role-in-japan.aspMarch 13, 2011
BREAKING!!!!!! ACCUWEATHER: Winds to carry radiation to the U.S. West coast.
Calculated time for radioactive particles to cross the Pacific from the power plants in Japan to big West Coast cities if the particles take a direct path and move at a speed of 20 mph:
Cities Approx. Distance (miles) Approx. Time to Cross Pacific (days)
Anchorage 3,457 - (7 days)
Honolulu 3,847 - (8 days)
Seattle 4,792 - (10 days)
Los Angeles 5,477 - (11 days)
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/46940/winds-at-japan-power-plants-sh-1.asp
BREAKING!!!!!! ACCUWEATHER: Winds to carry radiation to the U.S. West coast.
Calculated time for radioactive particles to cross the Pacific from the power plants in Japan to big West Coast cities if the particles take a direct path and move at a speed of 20 mph:
Cities Approx. Distance (miles) Approx. Time to Cross Pacific (days)
Anchorage 3,457 - (7 days)
Honolulu 3,847 - (8 days)
Seattle 4,792 - (10 days)
Los Angeles 5,477 - (11 days)
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/46940/winds-at-japan-power-plants-sh-1.asp
