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appalachiablue

(44,342 posts) Sun Jul 5, 2026, 12:33 AM 15 hrs ago

19 Dead in New Jersey As Heat Wave Leaves Thousands Without Power 🔥

4 hrs ago. 19 suspected heat- related deaths in New Jersey. Con Edison reports 4,224 power outages across New York City and Westchester County. 287 emergency room visits in NYC.

The ongoing heat wave is being blamed for deaths, power outages and an uptick in emergency room visits. NBC New York's Charles Watson reports.
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19 Dead in New Jersey As Heat Wave Leaves Thousands Without Power 🔥 (Original Post) appalachiablue 15 hrs ago OP

Yes, but Fukushima. NNadir 9 hrs ago #1

NNadir

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1. Yes, but Fukushima.

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Sun Jul 5, 2026, 06:28 AM

9 hrs ago

It's quite possible someone may still yet die from radiation exposure at Fukushima, where 19,000 people died from seawater and thus far, as far as anyone can tell, no one has yet died from radiation, although 19,000 seawater deaths would not be as important as a single radiation death.

Antinukism is killing people where I live now.

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