KI (potassium iodide) is a salt of stable (not radioactive) iodine that can help block radioactive iodine from being absorbed by the thyroid gland, thus protecting this gland from radiation injury. The thyroid gland is the part of the body that is most sensitive to radioactive iodine.
Florida officials announced this week that they would add another 45 feet to the end of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, which is currently under construction, in a bid to bring back the title of the Gulf of Mexico's longest pier. When it opens in May, the Navarre Beach pier will reach 1,545 feet into the Gulf.
Thermaic Gulf from Space. The Pierian plain and the plain to the north surround the gulf while mountains and hills dominate the east and the southwest. Ports around the gulf including several small ports and a major port in Thessaloniki. Cape Kassandra lies to the east.