Environment

There's Still a Nuclear Crisis in Japan

I know there are bombs in Libya, and Tim Pawlenty is running for president, but let's not forget about Japan.

Radiation 1,600 times higher than normal levels has been detected in an area about 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, International Atomic Energy Agency officials said Monday.

As Atrios points out, they haven't evacuated anyone beyond 20km and, not to overstate the obvious, the nuclear radiation doesn't just stop at 20km.