"In the country that gave the world the word tsunami, the Japanese nuclear establishment largely disregarded the potentially destructive force of the walls of water. The word did not even appear in government guidelines until 2006, decades after plants — including the Fukushima Daiichi facility that firefighters are still struggling to get under control — began dotting the Japanese coastline."
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week issued a permit for construction of four next-generation nuclear reactors at a petrochemical complex on the rural Gulf Coast of Texas."
"A group of small island states aims to create a fund backed by a charge on money that islanders receive from abroad to eventually raise around $3 billion a year for projects to make their nations less vulnerable to climate change."
"The vast, dark slicks in the strait of Hormuz are visible from space. Throughout October, oil tankers were struck by missiles or sea mines in the waterway and spilled crude into the sea. The pollution has spread across the Gulf, contaminating coastlines and threatening to cause lasting damage to marine ecosystems that are home to dolphins, sea turtles and countless species of fish."
"A string of storms is expected to pummel California with rain, wind, snow and big waves over the next week, bringing the season’s first prolonged stretch of widespread stormy weather to the state."
"David Gelles, who covers a warming world for The New York Times, recalls natural disasters of his youth as he seeks to make sense of a powerful El Niño."
"The Trump administration is scaling back or stalling investments that help vulnerable places harden themselves to rising flood and fire threats."
"As Democrats flipped state and federal seats, farm runoff and cancer concerns infiltrated nearly every race."
"A stricken container ship shed tonnes of tiny pellets called nurdles on the west coast. Five years on, locals are counting the cost to marine life and livelihoods"
"European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde urged Europe on Wednesday to boost climate-related insurance, invest more in power infrastructure and help companies generate their own electricity, saying last summer's extreme heat should serve as a warning."
