date: '2011-03-21 11:19:19' layout: post slug: what-levels-of-radiation-you-should-worry-about status: publish ref: http://xkcd.com/radiation/ title: What levels of radiation you should worry about wordpress_id: '1162' categories: Science
There has been a lot of irresponsible reporting of the possible dangers from the damaged Japanese nuclear reactors. Even the New York Times was guilty of providing an interactive presentation that gave a misleading impression that the U.S. West Coast was in danger.
Here is one piece of sanity that I urge you to study if you have any concerns about your risks from radiation.
(Thanks to Bob Mayo for the pointer.)