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What Is Happening To Alaska? Is Fukushima Responsible For The Mass Animal Deaths?

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Why are huge numbers of dead birds dropping dead and washing up along the coastlines of Alaska?  It is being reported that many of the carcases of the dead birds are “broken open and bleeding”.  The photo of some of these dead birds at the top of this article was originally posted by Alaska native David Akeya on Facebook.  You can find more photos of these dead birds right here.  And of course it isn’t just birds that are dying.  As you will see below, something is causing mass death events among various populations of fish as well.  In addition, it has been reported that large numbers of polar bears, seals and walruses in Alaska are being affected by hair loss and “oozing sores”.  So precisely what is causing all of this?  Could Fukushima be responsible?  Authorities are claiming that all of this is being caused by “disease” or “harsh weather”, but are they actually telling us the truth?  Evaluate the evidence that I have shared below and decide for yourself…

#1 Something is causing large numbers of dead birds to wash up on shores all over Alaska.  The following is a report from Alaska Public Media about just one of these incidents…

Hundreds of dead birds washed up on the shores of St. Lawrence Island towards the end of November. And though the cause of the die off isn’t yet known, the quick response demonstrates a mounting capacity for dealing with unexpected environmental events in the region.

Scientists do not know why this is happening.  Some of them are blaming “harsh weather”.

#2 Something is causing large numbers of seals and walruses to lose hair and develop “oozing sores”…

For example, while skin ulcers and other conditions — hair loss, lethargy, oozing sores, bloody mucous, congested lungs — are affecting seals and walruses, it’s not known if the two species are suffering from the same sickness. And although much studying has been done to determine whether it’s the result of a virus or radiation, and no tests have linked these origins to the illness, it’s not yet known what the root cause is. Toxins and environmental factors, like harmful algae blooms and thermal burns, are under consideration. As is whether allergy, hormone or nutritional problems might play a role.

Once again, scientists do not know why this is happening.

#3 Polar bears along the Alaska coastlines are also suffering from fur loss and open sores

Wildlife experts are studying whether fur loss and open sores detected in nine polar bears in recent weeks is widespread and related to similar incidents among seals and walruses.

The bears were among 33 spotted near Barrow, Alaska, during routine survey work along the Arctic coastline. Tests showed they had “alopecia, or loss of fur, and other skin lesions,” the U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement.

Once again, scientists do not know why this is happening.

#4 The population of sockeye salmon along the coastlines of Alaska is at a “historic low”

Aboriginal people in British Columbia who rely on Skeena River sockeye are facing some extremely difficult decisions as sockeye salmon returns plunge to historic lows.

Lake Babine Chief Wilf Adam was on his way to Smithers, B.C., on Monday for a discussion about whether to entirely shut down the food fishery on Lake Babine, something he said would be drastic and unprecedented – but may ultimately be necessary.

Authorities say that the number of sockeye salmon has dropped by more than 80 percent since last year…

Mel Kotyk, North Coast area director for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, said the department’s monitoring activities were finding one of the lowest runs in 50 years.

Only 453,000 sockeye are expected to swim along the Skeena this year, Kotyk said, compared to approximately 2.4 million last year, forcing all commercial and recreational Skeena sockeye fisheries to be closed.

Once again, scientists do not know why this is happening.

#5 Something is causing Pacific herring to bleed from their gills, bellies and eyeballs

Independent fisheries scientist Alexandra Morton is raising concerns about a disease she says is spreading through Pacific herring causing fish to hemorrhage.

Ms. Morton has called on the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans to investigate, saying it could cause large-scale herring kills and infect wild salmon, which feed heavily on herring.

“I’ve been seeing herring with bleeding fins,” Ms. Morton said Monday. “Two days ago I did a beach seine on Malcolm Island [near Port McNeill on northern Vancouver Island] and I got approximately 100 of these little herring and they were not only bleeding from their fins, but their bellies, their chins, their eyeballs. These are very, very strong disease symptoms.”

Once again, scientists do not know why this is happening.

#6 Some residents of Alaska are absolutely convinced that Fukushima is to blame for the rapidly declining fish populations.  For example, just check out the following excerpt from a recent editorial in one Alaskan newspaper

We are concerned this hazardous material is hitching a ride on marine life and making its way to Alaska.

Currents of the world’s oceans are complex. But, generally speaking, two surface currents — one from the south, called the Kuroshio, and one from the north, called the Oyashio — meet just off the coast of Japan at about 40 degrees north latitude. The currents merge to form the North Pacific current and surge eastward. Fukushima lies at 37 degrees north latitude. Thousands of miles later, the currents hit an upwelling just off the western coast of the United States and split. One, the Alaska current, turns north up the coast toward British Columbia and Southeast Alaska. The other, the California current, turns south and heads down the western seaboard of the U.S.

The migration patterns of Pacific salmon should also be taken into consideration. In a nutshell, our salmon ride the Alaska current and follow its curve past Sitka, Yakutat, Kodiak and the Aleutian Islands. Most often, it’s the chinook, coho and sockeye salmon migration patterns that range farthest. Chum and pink salmon seem to stay closer to home. Regardless of how far out each salmon species ventures into the Pacific, each fish hitches a ride back to its home rivers and spawning grounds on the North Pacific current, the same one pulling the nuclear waste eastward.

We all know too much exposure to nuclear waste can cause cancer. And many understand that certain chemicals, such as cesium-137 and strontium-9, contained in said waste products can accumulate in fish by being deposited in bones and muscle permanently.

We are concerned our Alaska salmon are being slowly tainted with nuclear waste. We are worried about the impact this waste could have on our resources, and especially the people who consume them.

#7 Something also seems to be causing a substantial spike in the death rate for killer whales living off of the coast of British Columbia

A Vancouver Aquarium researcher is sounding the alarm over “puzzling” changes he’s observed in the killer whale pods that live off the southern British Columbia coast.

Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard says he fears changes in the ocean environment are prompting odd behaviour and an unusually high mortality rate.

Barrett-Lennard says the southern resident orca pod, which is found in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland, has lost seven matriarchs over the past two years, and he’s noticed a lack of vocalizations from the normally chatty mammals.

Once again, scientists do not know why this is happening.

These kinds of things are happening further south along the Pacific coast as well.

For example, the recent death of thousands of birds down in Oregon is absolutely baffling scientists…

Residents have reported groups ranging from 10 to 200 dead or dying barn and violet-green swallows in barns and around other structures where they perch. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said the dieoffs appear to be worst close to rivers and standing water where the birds tend to gather.

The toll, estimated in the thousands, has stunned Fish and Wildlife specialists. “This type of mortality event is unprecedented and considered a rare and unusual event,” said Colin Gillin, wildlife veterinarian for the agency. “The effect on bird populations is unknown.”

Some scientists are blaming these deaths on “harsh weather”.

Do you buy that?

Clearly something very unusual is happening, and it should not be unreasonable to ask if Fukushima is at least partially responsible for all of this.

Without a doubt, the Pacific Ocean appears to be a much different place than it was before the Fukushima disaster.  In fact, one very experienced Australian adventurer said that he felt as though “the ocean itself was dead” as he journeyed from Japan to San Francisco recently…

The next leg of the long voyage was from Osaka to San Francisco and for most of that trip the desolation was tinged with nauseous horror and a degree of fear.

“After we left Japan, it felt as if the ocean itself was dead,” Macfadyen said.

“We hardly saw any living things. We saw one whale, sort of rolling helplessly on the surface with what looked like a big tumour on its head. It was pretty sickening.

“I’ve done a lot of miles on the ocean in my life and I’m used to seeing turtles, dolphins, sharks and big flurries of feeding birds. But this time, for 3000 nautical miles there was nothing alive to be seen.”

In place of the missing life was garbage in astounding volumes.

“Part of it was the aftermath of the tsunami that hit Japan a couple of years ago. The wave came in over the land, picked up an unbelievable load of stuff and carried it out to sea. And it’s still out there, everywhere you look.”

What in the world would cause the Pacific Ocean to be “dead” like that?

Where did all the life go?

Hopefully we will start to get some answers to these questions.

For much more on all of this, please see my previous articles entitled “28 Signs That The West Coast Is Being Absolutely Fried With Nuclear Radiation From Fukushima” and “Something Is Killing Life All Over The Pacific Ocean – Could It Be Fukushima?

Meanwhile, radiation levels around Fukushima just continue to increase.  The following is from a recent RT article

Outdoor radiation levels have reached their highest at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant,warns the operator company.Radiation found in an area near a steel pipe that connects reactor buildings could kill an exposed person in 20 minutes,local media reported.

The plant’s operator and the utility responsible for the clean-up Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) detected record radiation levels on a duct which connects reactor buildings and the 120 meter tall ventilation pipe located outside on Friday. TEPCO measured radiation at eight locations around the pipe with the highest estimated at two locations – 25 Sieverts per hour and about 15 Sieverts per hour, the company said. This is the highest level ever detected outside the reactor buildings, according to local broadcaster NHK.

And every single day, another 400 tons of very highly radioactive water gets released into the Pacific Ocean.  The total amount of radioactive material in the Pacific is constantly rising, and because many of these radioactive particles have a half-life of 30 years or longer, much of this material is going to be with us for a very, very long time.

This is turning out to be the greatest environmental disaster in modern history, and it is very far from over.

About the author: Michael T. Snyder is a former Washington D.C. attorney who now publishes The Truth.  His new thriller entitled “The Beginning Of The End” is now available on Amazon.com.


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    • Watching you

      Just sad. I wish they would at least tell the truth so we can deal with it in reality. This beautiful planet can only take so much.

    • Ginbilly

      Hundreds of sea turtles, many dead and some with signs of concussion, have been washed up on the Pacific coasts of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador and elsewhere in Central America as well…One rumour going around is that a dog died instantly after eating a dead turtle.
      Muttonbirds are dying in their thousands nearly every year and much more frequently than ever before, washing up on the coast from Coffs Harbour to Tasmania… On South Melbourne and Port Melbourne beaches , beach cleaning contractors picked up more than 150 short tailed shearwater birds, a species of mutton bird & have been picking up dead birds on a regular basis … The birds are exhausted, hungry and may be diseased.
      Polar bears, seals and walruses along the Alaska coastline are suffering from fur loss and open sores, sea lions are dying, Alaskan salmon are in trouble, there is radioactive debris heading to California, tuna and other fish are contaminated, it’s worse than Chernobyl

      The Question is ? … Is all the above news 100 % correct or Wind and weather may be to blame and this could be a long term change or this is red tide or fishing practices. The fishing industry will press for one explanation and others will push the alternative. :?: tell me whatever it is , I can take it :lol:

      • Lafanda

        Well Ginbilly mate *** whatever it is *** one thingy for sure *** we’r all going to die one day & don’t think for a minute billy that I’m having you on or lying :lol:

        Say your prayers Ginbilly & repent while you can .

        Fukushima is real & the awful disaster did happen Billy , how much damage Fukushima caused to this planet we live in *** your guess is as good as mine m8.

        Catch you later :smile:

    • Dustdevil

      We are too busy making bankers rich, planning trips to Mars, and over-spending our national debt each year with stupid things, like planning new wars and star-wars technology for military applications; to worry about a dying ocean – why, that would cost us too much to fix.

    • wizard

      Life then death just a cycle.

    • FarmerX

      So last I heard the world was teaming with “professional scientists” who’s job it is, is to study this sort of thing. Am I mistaken to believe the world is full of all manner of high tech gadgetry that will categorize, analyze, spectromatize and otherwise give every parameter and detail of “anything”?

      This has got to be one of the grandest conspiracies of all time. You have hundreds of millions of animals dying world wide and not one person has the answer to any of them? A REAL answer?

      WTF!? W T F !?

    • Celt

      Of Coarse it’s Japan and the radiation… But because of the greed and lies they are hiding the truth of this disaster as they always do when it effects the pockets of the rich…

      • Celt

        There is no cure for what they have allowed to happen… They have no clue on how to resolve the problem… It’s out of control and has been from the beginning…

      • Ahura Madza

        Ask Al Gore, it is the CO2.
        Give your money to Al Gore and he will tell you that. Seriously, all your money.
        All the talking heads know it is the CO2 causing global warming.
        It cannot possibly be the decades of dumping absolutely every thing we can into the ocean un-treatred so wealthy industrialists, bankers and corrupt government people can make buckets and buckets of money, and then tell us it is OUR fault we are in this mess.
        Nope, it’s just the CO2.

    • Millennium

      we should ship all of our politicians and so called scientists to Fukushima and let them help out with the physical labor until they succumb to radiation poisoning.

    • Huan Xiang

      Hand held RAD counters were invented how long ago? Any speculation at this point is intentional if not also anti productive.

    • shock an awe

      we are doomed with this sort of government response,

    • shock an awe

      When you go please take either a politician or a ge director with you. As we are all so equal

    • wendy

      Fukushima responsible?…yes I believe so. They are all on the down low about how bad things really are… :cry:

    • Anonymous

      Like HELL they don’t know what this is! It was DELIBERATE, and the entire Pacific Ocean is now contaminated together with the West coast of America and likely Canada. I now long eat seafood of ANY KIND.I have no way of learning where or how it was gotten. This contamination is being added to every day, and it’s spreading every day, and not just through ocean currents and the Pacific Ocean food chain. Some of it is being gathered up in moisture that rides the Jet Stream and gets dropped in rain across the northern U.S. Animals can also spread it before they die – birds as well as fish. You can thank the “elites” for this, too. they don’t CARE how much they destroy, or who suffers for their greed and power hunger. Does anyone REALLY think it’s coincidental that all the things happening right now – chemtrails, CAFOs, Fukushima (and all the other leaky nuclear plants), GMOs, toxic vaccines that spread disease instead of giving immunity, and on and on and on… All of it happening right now, all at the same time, and centering on America, too! Oh yeah – the DU exposure of our soldiers who bring it home in clothes and semen to share with their families. And our medical system is I think the 4th largest killer in the U.S., and many of those deaths are from pharmaceuticals that were correctly prescribed and taken.

      In short, we’re under attack, and we’re about past the point where we can defend ourselves. Avenge ourselves, maybe, if we act before we’re too weak, but defend..? Not likely.

      Ian

    • bigtoe1111

      anyone on the west coast have a geiger counter? see what happens at the beach with it.
      i’d like to know.

    • Shanna Volt

      This has nothing to do with radiation.
      The birds died of Avian cholera, common in certain areas of the Lower 48 and Canada, causes mass die-offs of wild birds in places like California, Nevada and Texas. The fast-spreading disease can kill birds in six to 12 hours, though it isn’t much of a threat to humans. It’s super, super common, The only unusual part is us finding a die-off in Alaska. The bacteria probably won’t last through the winter

      Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/12/06/3216897/bering-sea-bird-die-off-called.html#storylink=cpy

    • Bronson

      “Ms. Morton has called on the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans to investigate, saying it could cause large-scale herring kills and infect wild salmon, which feed heavily on herring.”
      Wow, they should just purchase a newspaper ever so often, they would have read about Fuku, and the BP oil spill, would save Billions on studies, ehhhhhh?

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