After various worldwide news sources discovered the leaking of contaminated water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant was worse than previously known, the Japanese government has pledged to create an “ice wall” that will stop damage to the environment.
The “wall” would be a series of pipes placed in the ground that will contain coolant materials aimed at freezing the Earth around the facility. Government scientists believe this will keep radioactive water from seeping into the groundwater or flowing into the ocean. Continue reading →
A radioactive water leak at the damaged Fukushima nuclear facility in Japan has forced the country’s nuclear agency to raise the alert level of the problem.
The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale first listed the leak as a level one, lowest on the seven point scale. The Japanese government now says the leak should be considered level three. Continue reading →
One Japan’s most active volcanoes erupted in one of its largest eruptions Sunday.
The volcano shot an ash plume at least 16,000 feet into the air according to the Kagoshima Local Meteorological Observatory. The plume was the largest recorded plume in the volcano’s history. (Records began in 1955.) Large rocks were spotted flying from the mouth of the volcano. Continue reading →
A strong earthquake hit the same northern Japan region Sunday that was devastated by a massive quake and tsunami over 2 years ago.
The 6.0 magnitude quake began shortly after midday, 30 miles below the seabed off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture. Continue reading →
Japan’s industrial output fell sharply in June, dealing a blow to a government trying to jump start the nation’s ailing economy.
Industrial output fell 3.3% in June when compared to May. The output was 4.8% below the June 2012 levels. At the same time, consumer household spending fell 0.4% in June when analysts had expected a climb of 1%. Continue reading →
The recently discovered H7N9 bird flu has now infected a second country.
Taiwan reported its first confirmed case of the virus Wednesday. A 53-year-old man is in critical condition at a hospital according to the Centers for Disease Control. The man had been working in China and returned to Taiwan via Shanghai. Continue reading →
A week of earthquakes across Japan is heading into the weekend with a 7.0 magnitude quake.
The major quake, which fortunately did not spark a tsunami, comes two days after a 6.2 magnitude quake that struck about 110 miles south of Tokyo. Continue reading →
An earthquake killed at least one person and disrupted operations at some electronics factories in central Taiwan on Wednesday morning, but the rest of the island was largely unscathed. Continue reading →
As we reach the two-year anniversary of the massive 9.0 earthquake in Japan that killed thousands, a report is showing that the power of the quake could be detected almost 160 miles above the Earth. Continue reading →
