2nd November 2012.<\/p>\n
Radiation is still leaking over into the Southern Hemisphere from the ongoing Fukushima disaster. Peter Daley is still receiving reports as his network builds up.<\/p>\n
October report<\/p>\n
The local background radiation average for the month of October was elevated at 19% above the four year recorded average. It was also a very volatile month, with dynamic swings in local background radiation levels. These dynamic swings in background levels were tied to wind direction. Northerly wind direction consistently increased local background levels of radiation. <\/p>\n
At the beginning of the year, we had lots of short duration spikes in radiation, that were detected up the eastern sea board of Australia and in New Zealand by independent testers. Now we are seeing broader increases over longer longer periods of time. Click the link to see the October day average chart, to see this dynamic.<\/p>\n