Jon Snow
Five days in Japan: loss and the invisible threat
Five days on from the earthquake which shook Japan, Jon Snow looks back at the unimaginable human loss and the unbelievable invisible threat.
Search results for ‘Japan earthquake tsunami and nuclear crisis’
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Japan food fears as engineers battle to cool nuclear plant
Japan is considering banning the sale of food from Fukushima due to radiation. Teams are trying to restore power to the nuclear plant and Alex Thomson says businesses are closing early to save energy.
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Japan: UN atomic body to hold extraordinary meeting
As Japan’s nuclear body raises the level of the nuclear crisis from 4 to 5 on a scale of 7, the International Atomic Energy Agency announces it will meet on Monday.
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Japan: Cold weather adds to quake victims’ suffering
Winter weather and fears of radiation are hampering relief efforts in Japan, where Save the Children say: “We are finding pockets of profound humanitarian need.”
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Amazing Japan tsunami video shows child rescue
Eyewitness footage of the tsunami striking Northern Japan and the subsequent scramble to rescue men, women and children from the flooded streets.
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Japan: battle to cool Fukushima as world’s alarm grows
Watch video of the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, filmed by military helicopters dumping water on it, as a nuclear expert tells Channel 4 News elements of the response are “shambolic”.
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A shift in public attitudes to nuclear power?
What impact will Japan’s nuclear disaster have on future power station plans? Environmental psychologist Professor Nick Pidgeon, reports on how disasters like these alter our perception of risk.
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Foreigners flee as radiation fear grips Japan
Fears of a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant are causing trauma and travel chaos across tsunami-stricken Japan as foreign governments tell their nationals to evacuate.
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Japan live blog: the battle to avoid nuclear meltdown
Latest updates, pictures and video from Japan as earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts are hampered by an escalating nuclear crisis.
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Japanese nuclear crisis: an issue of trust?
As Japan struggles to keep the nuclear crisis from spiralling out of control, Krishnan Guru-Murthy looks at the way facts has been controlled and asks whether officials have concealed information.
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Will China’s nuclear nerves fuel a boom in green energy?
Surely China’s decision to suspend approvals of new power plants won’t stop the long march to a nuclear future? Don’t be so sure, leading experts tell Channel 4 News.
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Japan live blog: nuclear crisis
Crisis at Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan as officials warn radiation levels close to the plant are now high enough to impact human health. Follow our live blog to get the latest.
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Japan: iodine supplies dwindle amid radiation fears
Radiation fears in Japan have sparked panic buying of potassium iodide tablets, but a radiation expert has told Channel 4 News it is “entirely unnecessary”.
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Japan: UK citizens advised to leave due to nuclear panic
UK Foreign Office suggest citizens in Japan leave the country as US officials sound stronger warnings on the threat from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Japan: operating as a journalist in the quakezone
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson on working in post-tsunami Japan where food is scarce but journalists are given rare access to worst-hit areas.
