Water vapor than cold. You can get stronger storms. The atmosphere is about 4 12 than it was four years ago. That is an enormous change. It loads the dice for drought and they lose and downpour and flood. That is what were seeing all over the planet. We will go to haiti where Hurricane Sandy killed at least 50 people, devastating parts of the country still recovering from the 2010 earthquake. And we will look at the storms impact on the nuclear industry. At least 16 Nuclear Plants are in the path of this unprecedented storm. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from medford, oregon. Much of the east coast is shut down today as residents brace for Hurricane Sandy, a massive storm that could be the most powerful to hit the United States in decades. Hundreds of thousands of people have already been evacuated, millions could lose power over the next day. Meteorologists say it is rare hybrid
CORTLANDT (TNS) — The company that owns the defunct Indian Point nuclear facility in Westchester County is suing New York in federal court over its ban on dumping radioactive wastewater
Around twelve companies are developing reactors that are a fraction of the size of those at Vogtle, betting that they will be quicker and cheaper to build.
WAYNESBORO, Ga. — Towering over the Savannah River in Georgia, the first nuclear reactors built from scratch in the United States in more than 30 years illustrate the enormous promise of nuclear power — and its most glaring weakness. The two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear power plant will join two older units to create enough electricity to power 2 million homes, 24 hours a day, without emitting any of the carbon dioxide that is dangerously heating the planet. Sign up for The Morning newslet
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