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Rice farming ruined by Fukushima nuclear fallout

In Japan, Nuclear Cleanup May Be Mission: Impossible PBS Newshour, 12 March 12,   In the second installment of a three-part series on Japan’s recovery, Miles O’Brien reports on Japanese residents who are struggling to clean up contaminated farms, roads and school yards after the massive earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster struck Japan one year ago. Here’s an advanced look at
the piece,… http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/03/in-japan-nuclear-clean-up-may-be-mission-impossible.html

After 500 Years in Family, Rice Farmers Forced Off Land by Fukushima PBS Newshour 12 March 12 One year after an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, the country is still trying to recover and decontaminate land and buildings from partial meltdowns of three Fukushima nuclear reactors. In his second report from the region, science correspondent Miles O’Brien explores the challenges and possibilities of radiation cleanup  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june12/fukushimapt2_03-12.html

March 14, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual