Environment
US President Declares Emergency For North Dakota Flood
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to North Dakota to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding beginning on April 5, 2011, and continuing.
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UN FORMS PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES TO SAVE REGION’S FORESTS
In an effort to save forests in the Mediterranean region from damage exacerbated by the impact of climate change, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has formed a partnership that will tackle the threats facing the woodlands and draw attention to their value.
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Secretary Chu Announces Over $110 Million in SunShot Projects to Advance Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing in the U.S.
As part of the SunShot Initiative, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the selection of up to $112.5 million over five years for funding to support the development of advanced solar photovoltaic (PV)-related manufacturing processes throughout the United States. The Department's SunShot Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships will help the solar power industry overcome technical barriers and reduce costs for PV installations, help the U.S. regain the lead in the global market for solar technologies, and provide support for clean energy jobs for years to come.
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India’s wild tiger population increases
An Indian tiger, known as Charger, breaks an infrared beam and has his photograph taken by remote camera as he drinks from a water hole Bandhavagargh National Park, India.
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Nuclear emergency response must be upgraded in light of Japanese crisis – UN atomic chief
IAEA Board of Governors meet to discuss report of Director General Yukiya Amano's visit to Japan on 17 March 2011
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Urgent Work Continues At Japanese Nuclear Plant
Weariness and anxiety percolated Tuesday among people who left their homes near Japan's radiation-shedding nuclear complex as workers tried urgently to cool an overheated storage pool and methodically to reconnect critical cooling systems.
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Panicked Reaction to Japanese Radiation Emergency May Trigger Additional Thyroid Problems in People Needlessly Taking Potassium Iodide
The March 11, 2011 earthquake, followed by a destructive tsunami, and resulting in severe damage to a number of nuclear reactors in Japan, has caused a serious and ongoing radiation emergency in Japan. As the radiation emergency continues, fear grows that other areas -- including Alaska, Hawaii and the west coast of the United States -- may eventually be exposed to radiation as a result of the Japanese nuclear leak.
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Living In The Atomic Age: Remember These Images?
For young people today, the Fukushima disaster in Japan could be their Nuclear Moment.
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