Radiation Map of the World
The gist
Radiaverse pools RadiaCode owners' dose-rate recordings into a shared world map with 45,821,260 points.
The US leads coverage at 8,627 km², while India has just 50 km² mapped.
How it unfolded
- date unknownRadiaverse lists 45,821,260 dose-rate points, 18,458 tracks, 950 areas and 2,533 contributors on its shared map.
- date unknownIts country coverage by area ranks the United States first at 8,627 km², ahead of Germany (2,167 km²) and Australia (1,477 km²); India is listed at 50 km² with 4 contributors.
- Oct 29, 2026Helicopter tests in Switzerland, flying about 30 meters above known sources near the Mühleberg and Gösgen nuclear plants, located hidden radioactive sources to within 2 meters and estimated their strength within 2 percentage points, per the American Nuclear Society.