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Himalayan farmers’ early warnings on climate change proven true
PARIS (AFP) – Himalayan villagers have won the backing of climate science for their suspicions that snow cover, water resources and the ecosystem are changing in their region, a study published Wednesday said. The authors of the research carried out by Britain’s Royal Society say this is the first time…
Japan eyes sales tax rise to pay for post-quake rebuild
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese consumers may have to help foot the reconstruction bill after last month’s earthquake and tsunami caused $300 billion of damage, further burdening the hugely indebted economy, a newspaper said on Tuesday. It would be the first increase since 1997, though a sales tax hike had been…
Cursing makes you feel better when hurt: study
Ever hear someone scolded for their curse-laden language when they hurt themselves? Those finger-waggers who say cursing doesn’t help now should bite their tongues, then perhaps cuss to make it better. Researchers at Keele University released findings showing that letting loose a string of expletives actually has the effect of…
Japan struggles to stabilize crippled nuclear plant
TOKYO (Reuters) – The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear plant said on Wednesday it was still working on a detailed plan to end the country’s nuclear crisis a month after it began, as tests showed radiation levels in the sea near the complex had spiked. Engineers moved a step closer…
Japan expands nuclear evacuation zone as new quake hits
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Monday expanded the evacuation zone around its crippled nuclear plant because of high levels of accumulated radiation, as a strong aftershock rattled the area one month after a quake and tsunami sparked the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. A magnitude 7.1 tremor shook buildings in Tokyo and…
Radioactive water leaks at second Japanese nuclear plant
TOKYO (Reuters) – Water leaked out of spent fuel pools at the Onagawa nuclear plant in northeast Japan after a strong aftershock rocked the region late on Thursday, but there was no change in the radiation levels outside the plant, operator Tohoku Electric Power Co said on Friday. It said…
Scientists find New Delhi residents constantly exposed to drug-resistant bacteria
LONDON (Reuters) – A gene that makes bugs highly resistant to almost all known antibiotics has been found in bacteria in water supplies in New Delhi used by local people for drinking, washing and cooking, scientists said on Thursday. The NDM 1 gene, which creates what some experts describe as…
Japan plugs leak from nuclear plant
TOKYO – Workers at Japan’s crippled atomic power plant on Wednesday plugged a hole spewing highly radioactive water into the ocean, boosting efforts to contain the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. But in an illustration of how fragile progress is at the Fukushima plant, operator Tokyo Electric Power said…
Japan radiation dump drives TEPCO shares down
TOKYO (AFP) – Shares in the operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear plant plunged Tuesday after Tokyo Electric Power Co. started pumping radioactive water into the sea as part of emergency operations. The embattled utility’s share price fell to 376 yen at one stage — below TEPCO’s all-time closing low of…
Japanese crisis inspires U.S. Mormons to undergo survival training
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – While the nuclear crisis in Japan unfolds a continent away, Mormon-dominated communities in the western United States say the disaster overseas is bringing close to home a lesson about preparing for the worst. Emergency planning and the long-term storage of food, water and medical supplies are…
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