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Chernobyl Nuclear Accident

The end of the world is nigh – but we can stop it
Article
/ 2 October 2019

The end of the world is nigh – but we can stop it

The tone of scientific reports on the climate crisis is religious yet the cause is a capitalist view of natural resources

By Rafael Winkler
Chernobyl – from nuclear ground zero to solar park
Article
/ 16 January 2017

Chernobyl – from nuclear ground zero to solar park

Chinese developers are planning to build 1 000-megawatts of solar capacity to the south of Chernobyl, thanks to the exclusion zone around the reactor.

By Sipho Kings
Fukushima: Cancer a risk for those in worst hit zone
Article
/ 28 February 2013

Fukushima: Cancer a risk for those in worst hit zone

People in the area worst affected by the Fukushima Daiichi accident have a higher risk of developing cancer, says the World Health Organisation.

By Reuters
Japan holds peaceful march against nuclear power
Article
/ 11 February 2012

Japan holds peaceful march against nuclear power

Thousands of Japanese joined a march against nuclear power as worries grow about the restarting of reactors idle since the March 11 meltdown disaster.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 September 2011

Thousands protest against nuclear power in Japan

Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Tokyo, calling for an end to nuclear energy in Japan after the March 11 disaster.

By Staff Reporter
Russia, Ukraine leaders mark Chernobyl disaster
Article
/ 26 April 2011

Russia, Ukraine leaders mark Chernobyl disaster

Russian and Ukrainian leaders marked 25 years since the world’s worst nuclear disaster on Tuesday as they paid an historic visit to Chernobyl.

By Zoya Zhminko
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Article
/ 26 April 2011

Chernobyl’s legacy: No likely return to normality

Chernobyl has brought greater cancer risks, economic hardship and homes uprooted — and no one can predict when it will end.

By Staff Reporter
Japan raises nuclear crisis to same level as Chernobyl
Article
/ 12 April 2011

Japan raises nuclear crisis to same level as Chernobyl

Japan raised the severity of its nuclear crisis to the highest level on Tuesday, putting it on a par with the world’s worst nuclear disaster.

By Shinichi Saoshiro, Mayumi Negishi Author, Franklin Paul and Franklin Paul And
Mushroom-picking and fishing: Life in Chernobyl zone
Article
/ 28 March 2011

Mushroom-picking and fishing: Life in Chernobyl zone

Hundreds of mainly elderly Ukrainians live within a restricted region around the Chernobyl plant, dispelling the area’s reputation as a dead zone.

By Anya Tsukanova
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Article
/ 27 March 2011

Chernobyl 25 years on: A poisoned landscape

Yuri Tatarchuk has a disconcerting way of demonstrating Chernobyl’s grim radioactive legacy.

By Robin McKie

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