Environment
We, survivors of the atomic bomb
Whoever has experienced the horror of atomic explosions will never forget it. As the personal accounts collected in this report show. Read the full report here
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Environment
The crime of nuclear testing
What is the legacy of a nuclear test site? Contaminated soil for the next 24,000 years. This is what brought Semipalatinsk to its knees. Read the full report here
Environment
Chernobyl, the last liquidators
After Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986, Kazakhstan sent 60,000 men. Of these, only 3,000 remain alive today. This is the desperate tale of those who lived through that hell and survived. Watch the whole report here
Environment
Big Cats, Big Businbess
The illegal market for exotic animals is thriving across Southeast Asia. Now reports are indicating that it may be linked to the coronavirus epidemic
Environment
Chernobyl: The Fallout
While the world is facing the Covid-19 emergency, in Chernobyl exclusion zone on 4 April an arson fire is spreading fast becoming one of the biggest ever. More than 400 firefighters struggled for 10 days to tame the flames by working under extreme conditions, often without adequate protection. constantly inhaling, radioactive particles. The fire destroyed forever many cultural and tourist sites in the area such as the Emerald summer camp, giving a serious blow to tourism in this area, already severely tested by the restrictions imposed by Covid-19. The fire touched the nuclear power plant and the nearby radioactive waste disposal site. If it got there, there'd be another Chernobyl.
Reportage / Environment
Europe is Worried About Chernobyl Arson Attacks
The situation of the forest fires which for over two weeks have been devastating the area of Ukraine surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is becoming increasingly worrying. The area which in 1986 was the scene of the shocking disaster...
Environment
Locust swarms invade Kenya
It seemed a cloud ushering in rain but the dark dense cloud was actually a swarm of desert locusts bringing nothing but devastation
Reportage / Environment
Desert Locust Plague is Devastating Farmers in Kenya
Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. On a calm Thursday afternoon as Teresina Karen was going on with her afternoon house chores she noticed what appeared to be a dark cloud covering the daytime sky. Teresina assumed that it was clouds ushering...
Environment
There are Other Viruses Out There
David Quammen predicted everything. In his book the Spillover, published in Italy by Adelphi, the American writer analyzed the possibility that a new virus could turn the world upside down. Quammen called this event “the Next Big One.” After the...
Environment
Big Cats, Big Business
Wildlife trafficking is the fourth largest illegal industry in the world, generating $26 billion a year - and it is growing. The biggest market? China. Watch the full report here: Big Cats, Big Business
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