Environment
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Weather tracker: looking back as summer ends in northern hemisphere
The season was a mixed bag in Britain, but Japan has had its hottest summer on recordEntering September brings…
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‘Everyone has the same dream’: Mount Fuji grapples with rise in tourism
Millions visit Japan’s highest peak each year, creating pollution and putting pressure on medical centreThe hu…
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Fukushima: China accused of hypocrisy over its own release of wastewater from nuclear plants
Plant in China releases water with higher amounts of tritium, scientist says, calling into question seafood ba…
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‘They won’t buy it’: fish traders anxious after Fukushima wastewater release
The release of water from the Japanese nuclear plant has already caused the price of produce from surrounding …
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China bans Japanese seafood after Fukushima wastewater release
Water containing radioactive tritium being pumped into Pacific via tunnel from Tepco plant, amid protests from…
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Wednesday briefing: Fukushima nuclear plant is set to flush tonnes of water into the sea – but is it safe?
In today’s newsletter: Japan’s decision to release radioactive water from the tsunami-hit power plant has divi…
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Fukushima: wastewater from ruined nuclear plant to be released from Thursday, Japan says
Release plans approved by UN nuclear authority have caused outcry in China and concern for the reputation of J…
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Weather tracker: Japan braces for flooding and disruption from Typhoon Lan
Potential 90-100mph gusts and heavy rainfall threaten Obon holiday, possibly disrupting travel for millionsJap…
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Japan to start Fukushima water release within weeks – report
Release of contaminated water from the damaged nuclear plant has been criticised by fishers and countries in t…
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Japan: Typhoon Khanun makes landfall in south-western islands of Okinawa – video
The south-western Japanese islands of Okinawa were hit by Typhoon Khanun on Wednesday, grounding flights and f…
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Teenager among 15 heat-related deaths as Japan and South Korea swelter
In South Korea, 12 people died from heat-related deaths last weekend, while in Japan, three people died includ…
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From Kawasaki to Phoenix: tracking a day of extreme heat around the world
As extreme temperatures challenge records across the globe, we chart a day in the life of a heatwave, from mor…
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Extreme heatwave live: Texas city confirms first heat death; northern hemisphere boils in severe weather – as it happened
Man in Houston died in house without air conditioning; mercury in parts of Italy is close to hitting 45C as wi…
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Deep-sea mining causes huge decreases in sealife across wide region, says study
Scientists caution against rush to mine the seabed, and say it could be decades before the full impact on mari…
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Aerial video shows buildings swamped by deadly floods and landslides in Japan – video
Six people died and three others were missing after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in south-west J…
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South Koreans confront IAEA chief over Fukushima water release
Rafael Grossi met with protests in Seoul during visit to try to calm fears over radioactive water dischargePro…
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Australia resists Japan’s lobbying for NT gas export project to be given special treatment
Australian government stands by safeguard mechanism’s design and indicates it will not change in response to l…
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Fukushima, Japan, Environment, Japan disaster, Nuclear power, Asia Pacific, Energy, China
Fukushima plan to release water into ocean approved by UN watchdog
IAEA report says discharge would have ‘negligible radiological impact on people and the environment’The UN’s n…
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‘Tokyo would lose its soul’: anger over plans to redevelop historic city park
Campaigners say turning Meiji Jingu Gaien into a commercial hub will destroy 1,000 trees and area’s architectu…
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Low emission zones are improving health, studies show
Review of research finds particularly clear evidence that LEZs in cities reduce heart and circulatory problems…