Caribbean braces as Hurricane Beryl strengthens to 'very dangerous' storm

 Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, strengthened into a "very dangerous" Category 3 storm Sunday morning as it threatened the southeast Caribbean with potential life-threatening winds and storm surge, US forecasters said. 

Fukushima nuclear plant operator reports leak, says no contamination detected

An estimated 5,500 liters of radioactive water leaked from Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant but no sign of contamination has been detected outside the facility, its operator said Thursday.

Canada Updates Emergency Protocols Over Fears Of Nuclear Incident In Europe

 The Canadian government is updating its emergency protocols over concerns about a possible tactical nuclear exchange in Europe or a power plant explosion in the Ukraine conflict zone, CTV news reported on Wednesday.

Tourist Company Says Submersible On Expedition To Titanic Wreck Site Went Missing

OceanGate Expeditions, a US firm deploying submersibles for deep sea expeditions, said in a statement on Monday that it is trying to re-establish contact with one of its vessels that went missing during an expedition to the wreckage site of the Titanic.

Moscow has free hand to destroy enemy communications cables on Atlantic seabed - Dmitry Medvedev

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday there were no longer any "moral limits" to stop Moscow from destroying its enemies' undersea communication cables given what he said was Western complicity in the Nord Stream pipeline blasts.

China slams Japan's Fukushima water discharge plan

Two Chinese officials on Monday lambasted Japan's plan to discharge radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, calling it "irresponsible."

Washington Mistakenly Believes Its Security Guaranteed By Atlantic Ocean - Lavrov

The United States believe that its security is guaranteed by the Atlantic Ocean, which is a serious misconception, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

Japan's nuclear regulator approves treated Fukushima water release plan

 

 Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday officially approved a plan to discharge into the sea contaminated but since-treated water accumulating at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the northeast.

China opposes Japanese decision to release nuclear-contaminated water into ocean - China.org.cn

China is seriously concerned about and firmly opposes Japan's unilateral decision to discharge the nuclear-contaminated water into the sea and its proceeding with the preparatory work, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.

TEPCO to release Fukushima contaminated water offshore - China.org.cn

The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) is planning to build an approximately 1-km undersea tunnel to release contaminated radioactive water from the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant out to sea, local media reported Wednesday.

Eco R Geo: Japan to create undersea tunnel to release wastewater from Fukushima nuclear power plant just 1km off the coast

Eco R Geo: Japan to create undersea tunnel to release wastewater from Fukushima nuclear power plant just 1km off the coast

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Sri Lanka : inquiétudes pour l'environnement après le naufrage d'un navire

 

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Japan to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea | Environment News | Al Jazeera

Japan says it will release more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear power station back into the sea, in a decision that drew swift condemnation from South Korea and environmental groups and is likely to anger the fishing industry.

Anger surges after book details damage from US nuclear waste in Pacific islands - Global Times

Public anger has grown after a new book revealed how the US poisoned various islands in the Pacific with toxic chemical waste that has endangered the lives of local people and seriously damaged ecosystems for decades. Chinese officials and experts have urged the US to reflect on the damage it has done and its repeated refusal to join international efforts to safeguard the environment.

Trump to leave G7 early, missing environmental talks

US President Donald Trump plans to leave the summit of the Group of Seven nations before it discusses climate change and the health of oceans, underlining fractures in the G7 exacerbated by US trade tariffs.

US B-52 bombers fly near disputed South China Sea islands

Two US B-52 bomber planes have flown near artificial islands built by China in disputed areas of the South China Sea, the Pentagon has said.

Island States threatened by rising seas call at UN for urgent action on climate change

 UN, 1 October 2015 – Islands States from the Pacific and Caribbean took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly today to call for urgent action on climate change, with one leader warning that their people and culture face “potential genocide” from rising seas.

World marks 10 years since Asia tsunami. (Memorial services held for 220,000 people killed after underwater earthquake)

Beachside memorials and religious services have been held across Asia to mark the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 220,000 in one of modern history's worst natural disasters.
The devastating December 26, 2004, tsunami, triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, struck a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean rim.