Tag: Environmental disaster
The forests around Fukushima are still contaminated – despite the soil being removed – knowledge
More than twelve years have passed since the Fukushima reactor accident, and since then intensive efforts have been made to rid the country of the radiation leaks. And yet two-thirds…
Mexico: At least 27 dead and severe damage after Hurricane “Otis” – Panorama
Due to the devastating hurricane Otis At least 27 people died on the west coast of Mexico. Another four people are still missing, as Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez announced.…
Severe earthquake in Morocco – more than 1000 dead – Panorama
It is the most devastating earthquake in Morocco in more than a century. In the earthquake region, around ten million people were surprised in their homes by the magnitude 6.8…
Forest fires continue to rage – Greece hopes for rain – Panorama
Even before the fires in north-eastern Greece have been extinguished, experts have already begun to assess the damage. The balance sheets are devastating. They complain according to a newspaper report…
Environmental disaster prevented: oil pumped from tanker off Yemen’s coast – panorama
An environmental catastrophe has been averted in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The United Nations said on Friday it had completed pumping over a million barrels of…
Disaster averted: Oil pumped from tanker in Red Sea
As of: 08/11/2023 6:29 p.m An unprecedented environmental catastrophe has been averted off the coast of Yemen. A scrap-ready oil tanker was pumped completely empty on behalf of the UN.…
Wildfires in Hawaii – six dead, state of emergency declared. -Panorama
Thick smoke hangs over the vacation paradise, a strip of Maui’s coastline is ablaze, parts of the usually lush green island are charred black. There are shocking pictures from Hawaii…
Forest fires in Hawaii – the situation is coming to a head – panorama
In Hawaii, the situation is coming to a head because of strong bush and forest fires. The fires on the Hawaiian island of Maui were “in no way” contained, the…
Will the environmental catastrophe on the Oder be repeated?
The golden algae feel comfortable in salty water. She also benefits from the standing water, which quickly warms up at barrages and between groynes. The golden alga catches plankton and…
Fukushima: Nuclear authority approves plan to dump cooling water – Politics
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has given Japan the green light to dispose of radioactive cooling water in the ocean. The disposal plan meets international standards, said IAEA boss…