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The Japan Syndrome
Fifteen of 17 large nuclear facilities in Japan have inadequate health and safety measures, according to a report released yesterday by the nation’s Labor Ministry. The report found 25 violations of health and safety law, most related to inadequate checks on radiation exposure. The ministry issued instructions to nuclear facilities to improve their records, and […]
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Another Rainy Day for Microsoft
Climate change is likely to bring wetter weather to the Pacific Northwest, according to researchers at the University of Washington. The scientists, who make up a federally sponsored research team known as the Northwest Climate Impacts Group, today will describe what Northwesterners should expect to see over the next 50 years as climate patterns shift. […]
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Deb Jensen, Santa Catalina Island Conservancy
Deb Jensen is director of education at the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy. Monday, 8 Nov 1999 CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. Waking up to the sound and smell of rain this morning was, well … refreshing. It has been months since any precipitation has fallen as rain here. Conversations have been punctuated by fears about drought, global […]
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A Tree Grows in Pyongyang
Troubled by North Korea’s deforestation problem, the nation’s leader, Kim Jong Il, is launching an effort to plant millions of trees. Most of the country’s forests, except those in tourist areas, have been chopped down by people desperate for fuel, and with trees no longer holding soil in place, rain is washing topsoil away and […]
