{"id":104251,"date":"2014-01-08T12:33:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T12:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/1400-radiation-hot-spot-found-on-san-francisco-beach\/"},"modified":"2014-01-08T12:33:16","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T12:33:16","slug":"1400-radiation-hot-spot-found-on-san-francisco-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/1400-radiation-hot-spot-found-on-san-francisco-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"1400% Radiation Hot Spot Found on San Francisco Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p>Experts say no link to Fukushima<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Joseph Watson<\/strong><br \/>Infowars.com<br \/>January 8, 2014 <!-- NO_ADS_IN_ARTICLE --><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Following reports of abnormally high radiation readings on a beach in San Francisco, experts have discovered radiation hot spots measuring 1,400 per cent normal background levels, although they are keen to stress there is no link to Fukushima.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Image: Radiation Sign (Wikimedia Commons).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"left\">As we <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/has-fukushimas-radioactive-wave-already-hit-california\/\">reported on Monday<\/a>, after a viral video emerged showing a man recording measurements of over 150 micro-REM per hour, 500 per cent normal background radiation, on a beach south of Pillar Point Harbor, San Mateo County officials confirmed the spike but said they were \u201cbefuddled\u201d as to the cause.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In a new development, El Granada electrical engineer Steven Weiss, a 40 year veteran designer of Geiger counters, took his own measurements and found hot spots that were returning levels 14 times normal background radiation.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cIt&#8217;s not normal. I&#8217;ve never seen 400 cpm when I just wave my Geiger around.\u201d Weiss <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hmbreview.com\/news\/experts-say-beach-radiation-unrelated-to-fukushima\/article_d3bb5b14-77ea-11e3-a37b-001a4bcf887a.html\">told the Half Moon Bay Review<\/a>. \u201cThere has to be something radioactive for it to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">After studying a dirt sample in a spectrum analyzer, the substance was found to contain radium and thorium, which are both naturally occurring radioactive elements. No evidence of cesium-137, the fissile material used in the Fukushima reactors, was discovered, leading Weiss to conclude that the radiation had no link to the nuclear plant in Japan.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cThere are reports that a pipeline was once at this location and oil pipelines can collect heavy radioactive minerals,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/halfmoonbay.patch.com\/groups\/around-town\/p\/half-moon-bay-beach-radiation-not-from-fukushima-officials-say\">said Dan Sythe<\/a>, CEO for International Medcom, which designs and manufactures Geiger Counters, adding that babies and young children should be kept away from the beach, \u201cto make sure they don&#8217;t inhale or eat the sand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Many were concerned that the radiation could be related to Fukushima because <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/fukushimas-radioactive-ocean-plume-due-reach-us-waters-2014-8C11050755\">experts have concluded<\/a> that the radioactive plume from the nuclear accident in March 2011 will reach U.S. coastal waters by early 2014.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">As non-scientists, it remains difficult to ascertain the true threat posed by the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Opinion seems to be polarized, with some saying it represents a dire threat to humanity while others, mainly those in positions of authority, downplaying the issue as completely harmless.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The truth must obviously lie somewhere in between, but constant efforts to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-23918882\">mislead the public<\/a> on behalf of both Japanese government and TEPCO officials by lying about the true scale of the radiation release has only stoked suspicion. A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/dec\/05\/whistleblowers-japan-crackdown-state-secrets\">recently passed law<\/a> also imposes 10 year prison sentences on journalists who seek to obtain sensitive information about Fukushima.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/insider-epa-lied-about-wtc-air\/\">EPA&#8217;s horrendous role<\/a> in lying to the American people and tens of thousands of ground zero workers in the weeks after 9\/11, telling them that asbestos-laden air was safe to breathe, has also created an environment of distrust when it comes to public health concerns.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Facebook @ <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/paul.j.watson.71\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/paul.j.watson.71<\/a><br \/>FOLLOW Paul Joseph Watson @ <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrisonPlanet\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrisonPlanet<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">*********************<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/infowars.com\/\">Infowars.com<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/prisonplanet.com\/\">Prison Planet.com<\/a>. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.<\/p>\n<p>This article was posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014  at  6:19 am<\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/tag\/domestic-news-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">domestic news<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/tag\/natural-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">natural health<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/tag\/radiation\/\" rel=\"tag\">radiation<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p><!-- share and follow --><!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211; this is where we need to show the related articles  <\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles_container\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">Related Articles<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8211;&gt; <\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/1400-radiation-hot-spot-found-on-san-francisco-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"1400% Radiation Hot Spot Found on San Francisco Beach\">Infowars<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experts say no link to Fukushima Paul Joseph WatsonInfowars.comJanuary 8, 2014 Following reports of abnormally high radiation readings on a beach in San Francisco, experts have discovered radiation hot spots measuring 1,400 per cent normal background levels, although they are keen to stress there is no link to Fukushima. 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