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Extreme Radiation Hazard in Marshall Islands, Critical Airspace Warning Issued
(greekcitytimes.com)
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
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The why doesn't seem to be public. Speculation is a military test, perhaps some radar test.
radar doesn't make things radioactive
Microwave is an electromagnetic radiation, as in this big ass space radar https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/space-fence.html
non-ionizing...
Yes, microwaves are non-ionizing radiation. I would not suggest sticking your head in your microwave while it's running though.
It doesn't say ionizing either bud. Radar at close up or very high levels can fuckup avionics leading to crashes.
If it were ionizing they would probably say more because wind in that area isn't constant direction.
they don't run with the door open
You now know a place in the world where you can overfly a giant microwave. Fo science!
if only i knew how to fly
Dude, I happen to have a metric shit ton of hours on various flight simulators. If you happen to have another shit ton of money we could manage something.
if only i had a shit-ton of money... :'(
The warning wouldn't be for you in that case.
It didn't say that it would make anything radioactive, it said there was a radiation hazard. Radar is in fact radiation, it's just non-ionizing which means that unless you're dealing with massive power levels it's generally safe to be around. If they're warning of an extreme radiation hazard it's either not radar, or they're pumping a ridiculous amount of power into it.
No one said anything about radioactive though.