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Distribution of highly radioactive microparticles in Fukushima revealed
Oct 17, 2019 (SPX)
Distribution, number, source, and movement of the microparticles in the environment has remained poorly understood A large quantity of radioactivity was release...
Japan allocates millions in aid for typhoon-hit regions
Oct 16, 2019 (AFP)
Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday, unleashing fierce winds and unprecedented rain that triggered landslides and caused dozens of rivers to burst their bank...
Japan PM promises action after homeless denied typhoon refuge
Oct 15, 2019 (AFP)
The men had sought refuge at a shelter in Taito, eastern Tokyo, when typhoon Hagibis made landfall and barrelled through the capital and its surrounds. A Taito ...
French chemical fire cost farmers up to 50 mn euros: minister
Oct 11, 2019 (AFP)
The government banned the harvesting of crops or the sale of animal products from a wide swathe of tainted countryside around the town of Rouen in northwest Fra...
Three dead in China bridge collapse
Oct 11, 2019 (AFP)
Videos posted online showed a large section of the bridge in Jiangsu province swaying before falling on top of moving vehicles on Thursday night. One clip poste...
Greece requests more NATO ships on migration patrols
Oct 10, 2019 (AFP)
"I asked the secretary general and the alliance, and member states to strengthen their presence... in the Aegean Sea with more ships," Mitsotakis said after tal...
Costs of natural disasters are increasing at the high end
Oct 10, 2019 (SPX)
According to the researchers, climate change is linked to an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, which leads to the necessity of plann...
Hong Kong 'won't rule out' Chinese help over protests: leader
Oct 08, 2019 (AFP)
The financial hub has been gripped by four months of rallies, and last weekend saw much of the city grind to a halt as masked demonstrators took to the streets ...
At Fukushima plant, a million-tonne headache: radioactive water
Oct 05, 2019 (AFP)
What to do with the enormous amount of water, which grows by around 150 tonnes a day, is a thorny question, with controversy surrounding a long-standing proposa...
Anxiety, questions linger after French chemicals inferno
Oct 03, 2019 (AFP)
A week after one of France's worst industrial fires of recent times, the government insists that there is nothing to fear from the effects of the blaze at the L...
Research developing sensors for 'worm robots' to be used after disasters
Oct 03, 2019 (SPX)
In the face of natural or man-made disaster, urban search and rescue teams and other first responders like police, medical units or civil protection race agains...
Japan lists Fukushima radiation levels on S. Korea embassy site
Sep 30, 2019 (AFP)
The embassy website said the information reflects that "interest in radiation levels in Japan has recently been increasing, particularly in South Korea". The mo...
Lawyers appeal acquittal of energy bosses over Fukushima disaster
Sep 30, 2019 (AFP)
The three men were senior officials at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, and had faced up to five years in pris...
Opposition Istanbul mayor says not invited to govt quake meeting
Sep 29, 2019 (AFP)
The earthquake, whose epicentre was in the town of Silivri west of Istanbul, jolted the 15 million-strong city on Thursday, causing panic and prompting resident...
Honey heals wounds of war in Colombian village
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
It is one of hundreds that form a lifeline for her remote village, helping to heal the wounds of one of the Colombian conflict's most brutal atrocities. Rightwi...
Refugees from rising seas: no place to call home
Sep 21, 2019 (AFP)
But when rising seas displace hundreds of millions of people -- a near certainty, scientists say -- it will be an exodus with no hope of return. "With sea level...
Sheet roofs: Puerto Rico reels 2 years after Hurricane Maria
Sep 20, 2019 (AFP)
The roof of his house was ripped off exactly two years ago by Hurricane Maria, and a tarpaulin sheet remains his only protection from the elements. His home in ...
Physics shows criminals more likely to find accomplices in big cities
Sep 20, 2019 (UPI)
Big cities not only house larger concentrations of potential victims, they also breed larger numbers of criminals. That means would-be perpetrators have an easi...
Fighting climate change is more cost-effective than cleaning up the mess
Sep 20, 2019 (UPI)
Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources won't be cheap or easy. But new research suggests the investments will pay off in the long run. That...
Technologies for crisis management in the event of a disaster
Sep 19, 2019 (SPX)
It was held from 12 to 14 September 2019 in the Eisenerz region of Austria, with a view to strengthening crisis management capabilities. The deployment of innov...
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