Fukushima continues to dominate the ocean news cycle, and while no one is denying that it is a real and ongoing tragedy, the woo is strong in the Fukushima fear-mongering community. Fortunately, the scientists are out in force, debunking the bunk and cutting through the crap to keep you informed. Here is a handy collection of detailed links, from trusted source, tackling some of the most egregious pseudoscience coming out of Fukushima.

Southern Fried Science

• 28 fallacies about the Fukushima nuclear disaster’s effect on the US West Coast

Deep Sea News

• True facts about Ocean Radiation and the Fukushima Disaster
• Three Reasons Why Fukushima Radiation Has Nothing to Do with Starfish Wasting Syndrome
• Is the sea floor littered with dead animals due to radiation? No.
• All The Best, Scientifically Verified, Information on Fukushima Impacts

Skeptoid

• Are Your Days of Eating Pacific Ocean Fish Really Over?
• More Fukushima Scaremongering Debunked
• Dire Warnings and Melting Starfish: Fukushima Fearmongering, Volume 3

If you know of any other good articles debunking Fukushima fear-mongering, please leave them in the comments below.

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