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IAEA chief ‘completely convinced’ it’s safe to release treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater | TheStarsHub

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IAEA chief 'completely convinced' it's safe to release treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater | CNN

Tokyo TheStarsHub  —  Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water into the ocean is safe and there is no better option to deal with the massive buildup of wastewater collected since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog told TheStarsHub. Speaking in an interview during a visit to Tokyo … Read more

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

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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