#marshallislands — Public Fediverse posts
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abc.net.au:
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Cracks appear in Runit Dome amid sea level rise in Marshall Islands
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"But 50 years on, the dome is showing signs of deterioration.Cracks line its outer shell, while groundwater flows beneath the structure, allowing contaminated waste to wash into the surrounding lagoon."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/cracks-appear-in-runit-dome-amid-sea-level-rise/106423684
14.3.2026
#Atommüll #ClimatChange #Enewetak #Klimakrise #Klimawandel #MarshallIslands #Meeresspiegelanstieg #NuclearWaste #Pacific #Pazifik #RunitDome #SeaLevelRise #USA #Veteran
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#ClimateChange May Unearth #ColdWar-Era #NuclearWaste Stored by the U.S. in Other Countries
A new report finds that melting ice and rising sea levels could disturb #RadioactiveContamination left over from American nuclear tests after World War II
Tara Wu - Reporter
March 6, 2024"Rising global temperatures could unearth Cold War-era nuclear waste created by the United States and stored in other countries, posing potential issues for the environment and local inhabitants, according to a new report.
"An assessment conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released earlier this year examined nuclear waste in the #MarshallIslands, #Greenland and #Spain, three locations with radioactive contamination resulting from American nuclear activity in the decades following World War II. Climate change could cause this nuclear waste to enter the environment, as warming temperatures melt ice sheets that contain radioactive liquid and raise sea levels that could pollute food and water sources with toxic waste, per the study.
"This lingering contamination came from nuclear weapon detonations, including #HydrogenBombs, and accidents at numerous sites around the world. Often, the U.S. government stored this waste near the sites of detonation, Robert Hayes, a nuclear engineer at North Carolina State University, says to Julia Jacobo of ABC News. In Greenland, officials disposed of nuclear waste in the ice sheet, and in the Marshall Islands, they placed it in a container with a concrete cap.
" 'The military was in the rush of the Cold War,' Hayes tells the publication. 'In hindsight, they could have done a better job.' "
#NuclearWaste #NuclearAccidents #AtomicBombTesting #NuclearPollution #ClimateChange #RisingSeaLevels #NuclearTesting #Contamination #WaterIsLife #NoNukes #NoWar #NoNuclearWeapons
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As much as I don't love sharing #viceNews, no one else is really talking about the Marshal Islands, nor any of the other US overseas territories.
It's far past time the US make right for those they have harmed, and continue to harm.
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@oldmapgallery
For a more complete telling of the history of #us #empire, read #HowToHideAnEmpire by #DanielImmerwhar where he explains the ins and outs of the US conquests, including the #Philippines, #PuertoRico, #Guam, The #MarshallIslands, #TheMarianas, etc.