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05/05/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Observers worried that “nuclear chain reaction” could still occur at Fukushima… cleanup could take 100 years or more

On March 11, 2011, terror struck northeastern Japan in the form of a massive magnitude-9 earthquake, which in turn unleashed a devastating tsunami that wiped out virtually everything in the city of Sukuiso. The effects of the earthquake were felt around the entire world, and even years later, the people of Japan were still finding […]

12/05/2016 / By fukushima

Earthquake Off Fukushima, Japan, Triggers Tsunami

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami off the coast of Japan early Tuesday, near where three nuclear reactors melted down at a plant in Fukushima after a quake and tsunami in 2011. Article by Motoko Rich Tuesday’s quake quickly brought evacuation warnings along the coast that was ravaged just over five years ago. […]

11/30/2016 / By fukushima

Fukushima: The Remaining Risks

The earthquakes and subsequent tsunami which inundated the Daiichi nuclear facility on March 11, 2011 have been well-documented. We all know that the design and location of the plant made it extremely vulnerable to the multiple reactor meltdowns that occurred. We are also well aware of policy failures that led to evacuation in to the […]

11/28/2016 / By fukushima

Japan earthquake: social aftershocks of Fukushima disaster are still being felt

At 5.59am local time on November 22, Fukushima was hit by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami warning. For residents in the same region of Japan devastated by the major 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and its tsunami, the threat of a renewed disaster was very real. Article by The Conversation The tsunami warning was lifted […]

11/21/2016 / By JD Heyes

Fukushima: Nuclear plant reactor 3 suffers failed cooling system as officials warn of upcoming 10-foot tsunami

The U.S. Geological Survey announced Monday that it had detected a large 7.3 magnitude quake off Japan, with the epicenter near the already quake-damaged Tokyo Electric Power Company nuclear facility in Fukushima. Officials in Japan were warning residents along the country’s northern coastal regions to evacuate as quickly as possible, adding that a quake-produced tsunami […]

11/21/2016 / By fukushima

Fukushima earthquake strikes Japan… 7.3 mag… tsunami warning, evacuation order issued… citizens ordered to consider ‘worst case scenario’

BREAKING NEWS: A massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Fukushima, Japan, and Japan has issued a tsunami warning. NHK World TV Live is issuing a warning that says “we expect a tsunami wave 3 meters high” … “the tsunami will come through the inland… we are expecting it to come.” Warnings are issued to […]

11/21/2016 / By fukushima

Tsunami warning issued after quake off Fukushima in Japan

TOKYO — An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck Tuesday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan. A tsunami warning for waves of up to 10 feet was issued. Article by AP The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake struck around 6 a.m at a depth of 6 miles. It warned people along the […]

11/02/2016 / By fukushima

Fukushima frozen in time: How the uninhabitable exclusion zone remains untouched, five years after tsunami caused Japanese nuclear plant disaster

Five years after a tsunami shut down the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan, these haunting images show how the towns inside the exclusion zone have been frozen in time. Article by Chris Summers In March 2011 an earthquake measuring 8.9 triggered a tsunami off the coast of north-eastern Japan, leading to an explosion at the […]

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