Disasters
How Fukushima's radiation got into California's tuna
Posted on May 30, 2012, at 7:00 AMSurprisingly, bluefin tuna have carried radiation from Japan's Fukushima nuclear meltdown to U.S. waters. Here's how it happened, and how it affects sushi
Japan's tsunami anniversary: A year in pictures
Posted on March 12, 2012, at 6:05 PMJapan on Sunday commemorated one of the greatest disasters in its history — and reflected on a 'heartbreaking' 12 months of recovery
Japan's 'massive' wave of tsunami debris
Posted on October 26, 2011, at 1:56 PMMillions of tons of wreckage from the March disaster is floating, slowly but surely, toward the U.S. When and where will it hit?
Fukushima's deadly new radiation leak: The worst yet
Posted on August 3, 2011, at 10:41 AMPockets of extremely high radiation levels are now being reported at the damaged nuclear palnt. Will Fukushima ever be safe again?
Fukushima's 'nuclear gypsies'
Posted on July 14, 2011, at 10:35 AMThousands of unskilled workers are toiling at Japan's tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant, risking radiation exposure for $127 a day
Japan's earless rabbit: A radiation mutant?
Posted on June 9, 2011, at 3:51 PMA freakish bunny born near the leaking Fukishima Daiishi nuclear plant is prompting panic — but skeptics maintain it's all just an eerie coincidence
Japan's 'sacrificial' elderly nuclear cleanup squad
Posted on June 3, 2011, at 11:06 AMA group of more than 250 retirees wants to replace the younger workers cleaning up the toxic Fukushima nuclear plant. Should Japan green light this "suicide corps"?
Fukushima's nuclear disaster: Worse than Japan thought?
Posted on May 25, 2011, at 10:54 AMPower company Tepco announces that three out of six reactors almost certainly suffered serious meltdowns after the deadly earthquake and tsunami
The 'mighty' robots of Fukushima
Posted on April 25, 2011, at 3:30 PMA guide to the global crew of robots — including a hulking machine called the "Rescue Dragon" — that's going where humans fear to tread: Inside Japan's stricken nuclear plant
Japan's 'ambitious' plan to end its nuclear crisis in nine months
Posted on April 18, 2011, at 11:39 AMAs anxious evacuees wonder when they can go home again, power company executives announce a timetable to resolve Japan's worst nuclear disaster ever
Phantom quakes and Japan's 'earthquake sickness'
Posted on April 15, 2011, at 4:15 PMAftershocks are fraying the nerves of survivors in Japan. And some people feel them even when the ground is perfectly still
'Terror and panic': The Japanese who outran a tsunami wave
Posted on April 12, 2011, at 12:46 PMIn new footage of last month's catastrophe, frantic citizens have mere seconds to escape from a deadly wall of water
The geologist who predicted Japan's tsunami
Posted on April 12, 2011, at 11:40 AMMasanobu Shishikura and his colleagues knew northeastern Japan was due for a big temblor — and missed warning Fukushima officials by less than two weeks
Radioactive fuel rods: The silent threat
Posted on April 8, 2011, at 11:45 AMJapan’s nuclear crisis has highlighted the danger of the spent fuel rods piling up outside America’s nuclear plants
Robots vs. the Fukushima nuclear crisis
Posted on April 8, 2011, at 10:04 AMJapan is the "superpower" of robotics — so why did it take so long to deploy a fleet of radioactivity-resistant robots to help with the country's toxic nuclear mess?
Japan's new earthquake: How serious is it?
Posted on April 7, 2011, at 6:27 PMNearly a month after the afflicted island nation's catastrophic 9.0-magnitude temblor, another big aftershock rattles the country's buildings — and its psyche
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