The residents of Japan’s peaceful southernmost islands are increasingly fearful of their proximity to Taiwan. Here’s how they’re planning to escape if the threat of the invasion arises.
Hawaiʻi’s Red Hill catastrophe and the lessons for Okinawa In November 2021, a fuel leak at the US Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Oʻahu Island, contaminated the drinking water for 93,000 people; one year later, 4,900 liters of concentrated PFAS firefighting foam spilled at the same base.