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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

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.

A magnitude nine earthquake and tsunami in 2011 devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

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.

Japan holds peaceful march against nuclear power

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.

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.

Russia

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.

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.

Japan raises nuclear crisis to same level as Chernobyl

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.

Mushroom-picking and fishing: Life in Chernobyl zone

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.

Chernobyl 25 years on: A poisoned landscape

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