Two Years On, the Lessons of Fukushima Still Unheeded
The word Fukushima translates into English as "happy island," and Diiachi as "beautiful." But the triple nuclear reactor meltdowns…
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Japan
As we mark the second memorial of the March 11, 2011 triple disaster, we see tragedy, but also hope…
Three months after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck on March 11, Japan has plunged from an…
Vulnerable to Disaster Around the World
Harvey Wasserman is an expert on energy issues, the author of numerous books and articles (many of which can…
This century, barely out of the box, is already flush with mega-disasters: Hurricane Katrina, Haiti’s earthquake, the 2004 Boxing…
Asia’s Coming Fury: Sudden End of Economic Growth Could Spark Radical Protest
As goods pile up in wharves from Bangkok to Shanghai, and workers are laid off in record numbers, people…