Japan will soon release Fukushima radioactive water into the ocean. How worried should we be? | TheStarsHub

Japan will soon release Fukushima radioactive water into the ocean. How worried should we be? | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  Japan will soon begin releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean following approval from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for a controversial plan that comes 12 years after the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. The plan to release treated wastewater has been in the works for years, with the environment minister declaring in 2019 there … Read more

New Zealand’s leader Chris Hipkins under fire from opposition over backup plane for overseas trip | TheStarsHub

New Zealand's leader Chris Hipkins under fire from opposition over backup plane for overseas trip | CNN

Hong Kong TheStarsHub  —  New Zealand’s Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has been criticized for bringing a backup plane on his visit to China this week, with opposition leaders pointing to excess planet-warming emissions created in the middle of the climate crisis. The use of a second aircraft was due to frequent reliability issues with the … Read more

Woman’s leg amputated after becoming trapped in Thai airport moving walkway | TheStarsHub

Woman's leg amputated after becoming trapped in Thai airport moving walkway | CNN

Bangkok, Thailand TheStarsHub  —  A 57-year-old Thai woman had to have her leg amputated after she got caught up in a moving walkway at an international airport in Bangkok on Thursday in a freak accident that has yet to be fully explained by authorities. Don Mueang International Airport’s director Karant Thanakuljeerapat said the incident took … Read more

China is set to shatter its wind and solar target five years early, new report finds | TheStarsHub

China is set to shatter its wind and solar target five years early, new report finds | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  China is on track to double its wind and solar energy capacity and hit its 2030 clean energy targets five years early, a new report has found. The country is expected to produce 1,200 gigwatts of solar and wind power by 2025 if all prospective plants are built and commissioned, according to the … Read more

Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80% of their ice by 2100 as temperatures rise, report warns | TheStarsHub

Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80% of their ice by 2100 as temperatures rise, report warns | CNN

Hong Kong TheStarsHub  —  The world’s highest peaks are at risk of losing up to 80% of their volume by the end of the century with profound consequences for millions of people under worst case climate scenarios, international scientists in Nepal warned in a new report. The report, published Tuesday by the International Centre for … Read more

China and Pakistan sign $4.8 billion nuclear power plant deal | TheStarsHub

China and Pakistan sign $4.8 billion nuclear power plant deal | CNN

Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal on Tuesday to build a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, hailing the investment by a country that Pakistan views as its most dependable ally. Work on the Chashma 5 project would begin immediately, Sharif said on state-run news channel PTV following the signing … Read more

Grief shrouds remote Pakistan mountain village after Greece migrant boat tragedy | TheStarsHub

Grief shrouds remote Pakistan mountain village after Greece migrant boat tragedy | CNN

Bandali, Pakistan-administered Kashmir TheStarsHub  —  An air of melancholy engulfs the small village of Bandali in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where hopes are fading fast for nearly two dozen residents who went abroad in search of a better life and have since disappeared. Families fight back tears as they yearn to hear what may have happened to … Read more

Thousands of dead fish have washed up on a Thai beach. Experts say climate change may be to blame | TheStarsHub

Thousands of dead fish have washed up on a Thai beach. Experts say climate change may be to blame | CNN

Climate change may have stimulated a plankton bloom that caused thousands of dead fish to wash up along a roughly 4 kilometer (2.5 mile) stretch of beach in Thailand’s southern Chumphon province on Thursday, an expert said. Thon Thamrongnawasawat, deputy dean of the Faculty of Fisheries at Kasetsart University, attributed the fish deaths to the … Read more

In country with world’s lowest fertility rate, doubts creep in about wisdom of ‘no-kids zones’ | TheStarsHub

In country with world's lowest fertility rate, doubts creep in about wisdom of 'no-kids zones' | CNN

Seoul TheStarsHub  —  For a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate – one that has spent hundreds of billions of dollars trying to encourage women to have more babies – the idea of barring children from places like cafes and restaurants might seem a little counterproductive. But in South Korea, “no-kids zones” have become … Read more

A ‘once-in-200 years’ heat wave caught Southeast Asia off guard. Climate change will make them more common | TheStarsHub

A 'once-in-200 years' heat wave caught Southeast Asia off guard. Climate change will make them more common | CNN

Hong Kong TheStarsHub  —  Every day, countless mopeds criss-cross the congested city of Hanoi, in Vietnam, with commuters traveling to work or motorbike taxis dropping off everything from parcels to cooked food and clients. One of them is Phong, 42, who starts his shift at 5 a.m. to beat the rush hour, navigating the dense … Read more