Nuclear Anthropocene

Radioactive shrimp: Caesium-137-contaminated shrimp in US stores

Radioactive shrimp: Caesium-137-contaminated shrimp in US stores

Ima Caldwell and agencies | The Guardian A large industrial zone on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, is grappling with radioactive contamination after a government taskforce found traces of the hazardous isotope Caesium-137 at 22 production facilities at the site, which includes businesses that export frozen seafood. The discovery, which has promptedRead More

Atomic sands and the histories of Anthropogenic pollution

Atomic sands and the histories of Anthropogenic pollution

Anthropocene, Latest, Nuclear Anthropocene February 14, 2025 at 6:57 pm 0 comments

Chris Baraniuk / BBC  Moments in human history are etched into the Earth. Now researchers are piecing together evidence of our impact on the planet – through the marks we’ve left on nature. The microbes living in this French harbour have never recovered from World War Two. Between 2012 andRead More

In ruins: Runit Dome and the futures of Marshall Islands

In ruins: Runit Dome and the futures of Marshall Islands

Tibi Puiu | ZME Science   The Pacific is still facing nuclear blight nearly 70 years since the last test. Many see the Runit Dome as a ticking time bomb. Runit Dome in 2019. Credit: LA Times. In the heart of the Pacific Ocean lies the Marshall Islands, a picturesqueRead More

Climate Change will Unearth Buried Nuclear Waste: US Federal Accountability Office

Climate Change will Unearth Buried Nuclear Waste: US Federal Accountability Office

Climate change could unearth buried US nuclear waste Anita Hofschneider | Mother Jones   This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2017 when she saw the photo online: a black-and-white picture of a manRead More