May 11 Japan’s Triple Disaster, By the Numbers On March 11, Japan's northeastern shore was struck by a massive earthquake followed by a violent tsunami. Within days a third disaster was unfolding, a crisis at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power facility. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch News Wrap: U.N. Workers Among Dead as Afghan Koran-Burning Protest Turns Violent In other news Friday, a protest in Afghanistan against a Koran burning turned violent and rival protesters filled the streets in Yemen. Continue watching
Mar 31 Japan’s Radioactive Leak: What Are the Long-Term Consequences? By Talea Miller Fukushima nuclear power plant. Environmental and nuclear scientists in the U.S. are watching apparent leakage discovered at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor site this week with a concerned eye, for both health effects and impact on the environment. Japanese safety… Continue reading
Mar 30 Miles O’Brien Visits Deserted Town at Chernobyl By Vanessa Dennis, Miles O'Brien The nuclear crisis in Japan has evoked memories of the Chernobyl meltdown, the worst nuclear accident in history. Miles O'Brien and crew returned last week to survey the scene, 25 years later. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Reporting on Chernobyl, 25 Years Later 25 years after the Chernobyl disaster, how is the area coping? Miles O'Brien reports. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch After Japan Crisis, What’s Next for U.S. Nuclear Policy, Plants? As Japan struggles to bring the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor under control, new questions are surfacing on where U.S. nuclear development stands. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Elevated Radiation Levels Detected in Tokyo Tap Water Japanese officials warned Tokyo residents to avoid giving tap water to infants after tests revealed radiation levels exceeded safe limits. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on the latest problem stemming from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Japan’s Crises: A Critical First Week Review of the events following the devastating earthquake that struck Japan a week ago. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Order, Resilience Mark Japanese Response to Compound Crises The response to the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crises has been marked by resilience and order among Japanese citizens. Jeffrey Brown talks with the Stimson Center's Yuki Tatsumi about how Japanese culture has factored into the disaster aftermath. Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch New Fire at Damanged Japanese Nuclear Plant Escalates Radiation Concerns An explosion rocked another reactor at a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant as authorities stepped up efforts to protect people living nearby from radiation exposure. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on Japan's scramble to prevent the a nuclear… Continue watching