A messy 25-year-long nuclear clean-up

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Originally Published by BBC- The town of Hanford, Washington, has long been the most contaminated nuclear waste site in the US. But critics say poor management has put the site in further danger.

7.2-magnitude earthquake in Mexico

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USGS is reporting a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on April 18, 2014. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting a 7.2-magnitude earthquake – a very strong earthquake – that took place in central and southern Mexico this morning. It was originally reported as a 7.5-magnitude and then revised downward.

Earthquake Rattles Los Angeles Area

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Originally Published by NY Times – The magnitude-5.1 quake on Friday night was followed by at least 20 aftershocks, but the Los Angeles Fire Department said there were no immediate reports of significant damage.

From Three Mile Island to Fukushima Daiichi

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Originally Published by IEEE – Three years ago, a tsunami came crashing down on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, leading to the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. As Associate Editor Eliza Strickland explains in this issue in “Dismantling Fukushima: The World’s Toughest Demolition Project,” that accident still reverberates strongly in Japan, where all of the country’s nuclear plants are currently off line.

SERVIR partnership increases capabilities of Himalaya regional organization ICIMOD

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SERVIR continues to put resources into the hands of local experts through its newest partnership with regional Himalaya development organization ICIMOD. With supplemental resources from SERVIR, ICIMOD has increased capacity in its member states and developed a forest fire monitoring system based on satellite data.

Will we ever learn flooding lessons?

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Originally Published by BBC — Will we ever learn flooding lessons? As the winds accelerate and the rivers rise, many are asking if we ever learn the lessons of previous floods.