Check out this story and answer the following:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/04/japans_nuclear_crisis
1. What does the Economist think about comparisons of Japan to Chernobyl?
2. How do you think this disaster will impact the US?
3. What are your thoughts on this issue/article?
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/04/japans_nuclear_crisis
1. What does the Economist think about comparisons of Japan to Chernobyl?
2. How do you think this disaster will impact the US?
3. What are your thoughts on this issue/article?
Japan's Nuclear Crisis
ReplyDelete1. What does the Economist think about comparisons of Japan to Chernobyl?
He thinks that Japan was not as bad in terms of public health and that in some ways they are hard to compare because they were very different.
2. How do you think this disaster will impact the US?
I don’t really think that US is going to be effected very much at all in terms of health. We are losing some money by trying to help them but, considering the huge amount of dept we are already in, it’s not that big a deal.
3. What are your thoughts on this issue/article?
Well I had thought it was way worse than the article lead it on to be, so I’m glad to know things are over there are not as bad as I thought.
1. The economist beleive it is incomparable to the disaster in chernobyl.Probably beacause a lot of radioactive material entered the food
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2.I think that it will affect our economy and increase nour debt. I'm just glad to hear that Japan has this situation under control
3. It's good to hear that somebody is proclaiming the fact that Japan isgoingto be okay. People need to realize how lucky they are
1.) A- he thinks that the possibilities of them both having similiar problems might not be such a big deal because they're so different and plus japanies officials have given out tablets of iodine that would help not bring any more of the harmful chemicals.
ReplyDelete2.) A- The U.S. has'nt been effected hardly at all so far but then again anything could happen.
3.) A- Before reading the article I had'nt heard to much on the radiation except what they said on the news. I think it clears up alot of the confusion some people have. We dont completly know the outcome of it all but i guess only time will tell.
1. The author thinks that health problems in Japan arent as severe. The Chernobyl disaster is very different from Japan. Not as many people have been or possibly will be effected.
ReplyDelete2. I belive that if this was going to effect the US it would be toward the money spent on helping out in Japan.
3. Quite frankly I feel that disasters like this cant be 100% prevented but there are ways to try. If humans are going to harvest Nuclear power anything like that at all, we need to make sure we can protect as well as prevent hurting anyone. WE are taking the initiative. It is up to us as a human race, not just the Japanese. All we can do is help if there needs to be help and take as many precautions as possible.
1.)They believe although it was categorized at the same magnitude as Chernobyl, Chernobyl was much worse and had greater long-term affects then Fukushima will.
ReplyDelete2.)A major portion of our technology today is imported from Japan. We have alot of trade relations with Japan that couldpossiblybe affected.
3.)I was unfamiliar on how they rate the magnitude of nuclear crisis. After reading this article I learned the severity of the situation in Japan and becam familiar with the disaster of Chernobyl.
1.) They believe that the incident in Japan is nowhere near as bad as the accident in Chernobyl.
ReplyDelete2.) I'm sure that the US is going to be effected. We will lose money for help at the actual plant and recovery/relieve efforts.
3.)I believe this is a serious issue that need to be resolved quickly! The US is sending nuclear engineers over to help. I know this because my dad works at G.E. and they all have been offered $300,000 for a 6 month trip to help.
1. He think that the Japanese Nuclear crisis is not as bad as the Chernobyl crisis. Partly because of the long term effect on the food chain, and in the thyroid of humans.
ReplyDelete2. It will effect the U.S. because we get a large portion of our goods, such as food, from Japan.
3. Before reading this article I was uninformed about the Japan crisis in comparison to Chernobyl. After, I learned that while this disaster is the same rating of severity, it is not as bad as the Chernobyl crisis.
1. They believe it is not nearly as bad. This is because they predict this crisis will not last as long.
ReplyDelete2. I'm sure like anytime a disaster happens prices go up nation wide. Between gas, food, and foreign goods.
3. Well my Dad works at G.E. Nuclear in Wilmington and he and others were offered nearly $300,000 to go to Japan for a sixth month period to try and fix the problem. So in a way my family could have been affected by this.
1.The Economist believes that even though Chernobyl was catogrized the same as Japan that Japan is not as bad and will not have as many long term effects.
ReplyDelete2. I think it will effect the U.S. because not only have be spent much of our money to help out Japan we have alot of imports coming from Japan.
3. I have heard alot regarding the crisis in Japan but i was still very unclear to what was happening and just how bad everything actually was. It is very good to now know that the crisis in Japan may not be as bad as everyone made it out to be.
Mavis Rose