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10 Years After Eruption, Volcano Risks Ecosystem on Nishinoshima

Ten years after a new islet born in a massive eruption nearby swallowed it, remote Nishinoshima island in the Ogasawara island chain is still showing signs of volcanic activity.  A survey from an Asahi Shimbun aircraft on Nov. 3 confirmed white fumarolic gas rising from a central crater and the slopes and surrounding sea areas turned […]

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3rd Release of Treated Water From Japan’s Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Plant Ends Safely, Operator Says

TOKYO — The release of a third batch of treated radioactive wastewater from Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean ended safely as planned, its operator said Monday, as the country’s seafood producers continue to suffer from a Chinese import ban imposed after the discharges began. Large amounts of radioactive wastewater have accumulated at […]

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IAEA Conducts Its First Seawater Sampling After Japan’s Discharge of ALPS Treated Water, Finds Tritium Level Below Limit

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) first independent sampling and analysis of seawater near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) since discharges of ALPS treated water started on 24 August confirms that the tritium levels are below Japan’s operational limit. Agency staff present at the IAEA’s Office at the site sampled seawater from several locations within […]

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Xiapu in SE China’s Fujian Coordinates Ecological Conservation, Economic Development

Xiapu County, located in Ningde city, southeast China’s Fujian Province, has successfully coordinated ecological conservation and economic development, transforming itself into a stunning coastal county with a thriving mariculture and tourism industry. With a coastline of 500 kilometers and a sea area of 28,900 square kilometers, Xiapu is blessed with abundant fishery resources, with more […]

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China’s Environment Improved Last Year, Ministry Says

China’s environment kept improving last year with a drop in recorded pollution, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said today.  The concentration of fine particulate matter in 339 prefecture-level cities was 29 micrograms per cubic meter, down 3.3 percent from a year ago, Jiang Huohua, deputy director of the ministry’s ecological and environmental monitoring department, […]

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