Mar 16 Explosion, Fire at Nuclear Plant Trigger Radiation Fears in Quake’s Aftermath By News Desk 8:20 a.m. ET Damage to the second reactor is shown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in this image released by Digital Globe. Click to view larger. 6:15 p.m. ET Another fire has broken out at the Fukushima… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch Will Japan’s Crises Disrupt Global Economic Recovery? Many of Japan's factories, a key component of the global supply line, have been crippled the earthquake or tsunami, or have ceased production due to rolling blackouts. Ray Suarez talks with The Economist's Greg Ip about the global economic impact… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch Japan’s Nuclear Uncertainty: Examining the Scope and Risks Japan's Nuclear Crisis: Can It Be Prevented? Who's at Risk?… Continue watching
Mar 15 Margaret Warner: How the No-Fly Zone Floundered As forces loyal to Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi drew closer Tuesday to encircling Libyan rebels in their capital of Benghazi, President Obama met with his top national security team to discuss what White House press secretary Jay Carney said were… Continue reading
Mar 15 Mechanics of a Nuclear Meltdown Explained By Jenny Marder After a powerful explosion on Tuesday, Japanese workers are still struggling to regain control of an earthquake and tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant amid worsening fears of a full meltdown. Which raises the questions: What exactly is a nuclear meltdown? And… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch In Tokyo and Japan’s Northeast, Victims Cope With Compound Crises As Japan struggles to control its damaged nuclear reactors, victims of the earthquake and tsunami in the northeastern part of the country struggle to cope with the disasters. Sarah Smith, Jon Snow and Angus Walker of Independent Television News report… 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
Mar 15 Libyan Rebels Scramble as Gadhafi’s Forces Assault Strongholds By News Desk A Libyan rebel drives his tank to the frontline in Ajdabiya on March 14. (Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images) Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi called on opposition forces to surrender as his troops surrounded Ajdabiya, forcing a hasty retreat for rebels and threatening… Continue reading
Mar 15 In Japan, Fears of Radiation Exposure Grow as Nuclear Crisis Worsens By Lea Winerman A doctor checks uses a geiger counter to check the level of radiation on a woman while a soldier in gas mask looks on at a radiation treatment centre in Nihonmatsu city in Fukushima prefecture on March 13, 2011. Photo… Continue reading
Mar 15 Japan’s Reshaped Coastline as Seen From Space By Larisa Epatko View NASA's satellite imagery of Japan's northeastern coast before and after the March 11 tsunami. Continue reading