Videos Shed Light on Chaos at Fukushima as a Nuclear Crisis Unfolded

Shortly after an explosion rocked the stricken nuclear plant at Fukushima last year, blanketing the plant and nearby towns in radioactive material, Masao Yoshida, the plant’s chief manager, rallied his men.That moment, as some of Japan’s worst fears were coming true, was captured in 150 hours of videos released by the plant’s operator this week…

Is This Our Future? Manila

Try and imagine what it would be like to wake up one day, look outside the window and discover that your home has disappeared…

New Global Warming Culprit: Dams

Washington State University researchers have documented an underappreciated suite of players in global warming: dams, the water reservoirs behind them, and surges of greenhouse gases as water levels go up and down.

North Korea floods

North Korea floods’ have displaced about 212,200 people and submerged more than 65,000 hectares (160,000 acres) of farmland between late June and the end of July.The floods have sparked fresh concern over North Korea’s struggle to feed its people. A UN report released last month estimated that two-thirds of North Korea’s 24 million population suffer from a chronic shortage of food…