Energy

Kenya signs $408 mln loan with Japan for 140 MW geothermal plant

Kenya and Japan on Wednesday signed a 46 billion yen ($408 million) loan agreement to go towards building a 140 megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant that is expected to be operational within the ne

Publication Date: 
10/03/2016
Reuters
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Energy, Renewable Energy, Geothermal Energy, Kenya, Japan, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Singapore ranks world's most expensive place to live: EIU cost of living survey

Singapore is still the world's most expensive place to live, while China's Hong Kong has moved up seven places in the ranking into joint second place with Zurich, according to the Economist Intelli

Publication Date: 
10/03/2016
Shanghai Daily (China)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Singapore, Housing, Transport, Hong Kong, China, Japan, India, Pakistan, South Asia
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Japan says El Nino weakens, to return to normal weather in summer

Japan's weather bureau said on Thursday the El Nino weather pattern, which is often linked to heavy rainfall and droughts, was expected to continue weakening and that there was a high possibility t

Publication Date: 
10/03/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer, El Nino, Japan, Atmosphere, Weather Predictions
Environment

Nuclear scars: the lasting legacies of Chernobyl and Fukushima

It is 30 years since the beginning of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It is also five years since the Fukushima disaster began.

Publication Date: 
09/03/2016
Alexandra Dawe, Justin McKeating, Iryna Labunska, & et al
Greenpeace International
Tags:
Nuclear Accidents, Industrial Disasters, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Power, Chernobyl Disaster, Radiation, Health Effects, Japan, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus
Energy

Radiation reloaded: ecological impacts of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident 5 years later

The report is based on a large body of independent scientific research in impacted areas in the Fukushima region, as well as investigations by Greenpeace radiation specialists over the past five years.

Publication Date: 
04/03/2016
Greenpeace Japan
Tags:
Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Power Plants, Radiation, Japan, Environment, Ecosystems, Forests, Freshwater Ecosystems, Water Pollution, Wildlife
Air Pollution

Light absorption and morphological properties of soot-containing aerosols observed at an East Asian outflow site, Noto Peninsula, Japan

The coating of black carbon (BC) with inorganic salts and organic compounds can enhance the magnitude of light absorption by BC. To elucidate the enhancement of light absorption of aged BC particles and its relation to the mixing state and morphology of individual particles, we conducted observations of particles at an Asian outflow site in Noto Peninsula, Japan, in the spring of 2013.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2016
Sayako Ueda, Tomoki Nakayama, Fumikazu Taketani & et al
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
16
2525-2541
Tags:
Aerosols, Japan, Black Carbon, PM 2.5, Asia, China, Air Pollution
Natural Disasters

Tsunami hazard warning and risk prediction based on inaccurate earthquake

This study investigates the issues related to underestimation of the earthquake source parameters in the context of tsunami early warning and tsunami risk assessment. The magnitude of a very large event may be underestimated significantly during the early stage of the disaster, resulting in the issuance of incorrect tsunami warnings. Tsunamigenic events in the Tohoku region of Japan, where the 2011 tsunami occurred, are focused on as a case study to illustrate the significance of the problems.

Publication Date: 
29/02/2016
Katsuichiro Goda, Kamilla Abilova
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
16
577-593
Tags:
Tsunami, Earthquakes, Disaster Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Japan
Wildlife

Government may establish new national park in Okinawa for UNESCO listing

The Environment Ministry plans to establish a 33rd national park on Okinawa to protect an endangered bird endemic to the area and one of the nation’s biggest subtropical evergreen forests, informed

Publication Date: 
29/02/2016
Japan Times (Japan)
Tags:
Wildlife, National Parks, Japan, Birds, Endangered Species
Energy

Japan sets new standards for coal-fired power plants

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) plans to tighten rules for coal-fired power plants from April in an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the power industry that account

Publication Date: 
23/02/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Energy, Japan, Coal, Fossil Fuels, Thermal Power Plants, Green House Gases
Health

16 children confirmed to have thyroid cancer in 2nd Fukushima survey

In a survey that began in April 2014 to check the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, 16 children have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and 35 are suspected of having the disease, a pref

Publication Date: 
16/02/2016
Japan Today (Japan)
Tags:
Health, Cancer, Child Health, Japan, Radiation, Hazardous Waste

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