All spent fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool
TEPCO unable to stop tainted water flows into tunnels
Japan:
Snow-capped Mt. Ontake still spewing smoke, ash
Nishinoshima eruption one year on Japan Coast Guard officials say that as of October 16th, the island measured 1,550 meters east to west and 1,700 meters north to south. That is 8.6 times larger than it was before.
Hakuba ski resorts quell rumors of quake damage
The magnitude 6.7 quake, which hit a little after 10 p.m. on Saturday night local time, left dozens of people injured, seven of them seriously. Public broadcaster NHK reported that over 300 people are still living in evacuation shelters as of Tuesday morning. According to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Hakuba slipped southeast towards Tokyo by approximately 29 centimeters (about one foot) due to the quake. The city also sank by around 12 centimeters. The quake's epicenter was about five kilometers (three miles) underground near Hakuba. The area has since been hit by multiple aftershocks, including one Tuesday morning that had a magnitude of 4.1.
World Bank wants the Netherlands to play a more prominent role in addressing global water issues
USA:
Upgrading infrastructure could reduce flood damage
East coast, U.S. hurricanes can flood the Midwest
Other:
Flooding could worsen Pakistan's water shortage, experts warn
670,000 smog-related deaths a year: the cost of China's reliance on coal
L'Aquila quake: Scientists see convictions overturned
Air pollution slashes India's potential grain yields by half- study
Sri Lanka landslide deaths linked to early warning failures
Weather forecasters predict better services for women
Investing in resilience can no longer wait
Vulnerable people:
40.3% of Japanese youth depend on parents for income: survey
