With no working reactors, there is no risk of a meltdown. But the ruins from the 1986 disaster still pose considerable dangers.
Tag: Disasters and Emergencies
Australia Flooding Declared a National Emergency
At least 20 people have died and tens of thousands have been ordered to evacuate as record rainfall continues to inundate the country’s eastern coast.
Climate Change’s Effects Outpacing Ability to Adapt, I.P.C.C. Warns
Countries aren’t doing nearly enough to protect against the disasters to come as the planet keeps heating up, a major new scientific report concludes.
U.S. First Time Vaccination Rates Are At a New Low
As the country is on course to live with the coronavirus, the vaccination drive is vanishing.
Tonga Is Receiving ‘Contactless’ Aid. There are Pros and Cons.
Covid-era travel restrictions have mostly prevented expatriate aid workers from flying into Pacific island nations after natural disasters. The results are mixed.
How a Volcano Severed Tonga From the World
The disaster caused by the largest eruption in decades has been defined so far by the nation’s near-complete disconnection in an ever-connected age.
First Fires, Then Floods: Climate Extremes Batter Australia
Many of the same areas that suffered through horrific bush fires in 2019 and 2020 are now dealing with prodigious rainfall that could leave some people stranded for weeks.
Rain-Soaked Rural Australia Asks: When Will It End?
After years of climate extremes, even the toughest, most community-minded Australians are desperate for a break from the deluge of disaster.
The World Is Unprepared for the Next Pandemic, Report Says
The latest Global Health Security Index finds that no country is positioned well to respond to outbreaks.
British Columbia’s Flooding Is Worse Because of Climate Change
After a summer of deadly heat and uncontrolled wildfires, British Columbia was hit by record rainfalls that forced the evacuation of towns and destroyed highways and rail lines.