News

Giant Typhoon Heads Straight For Japan’s Ruined Nuclear Plant

Although Fukushima’s wrecked reactors aren’t melting down any longer, the entire complex is clogged with extremely radioactive water. The building’s also blown to hell ever since it, uh, exploded twice. So what could make things worse? This typhoon’s massive downpour.


September 7, 2011
News

Typhoon Talas Kills 47 In Japan, 450,000 People Evacuated

Japan can’t catch a break. It’s not right. After dealing with a 9.0 earthquake earlier this year, they just got swarmed by Typhoon Talas, a tropical storm that was just as bad as Hurricane Irene. These are the pictures of the aftermath.


September 28, 2010
Science

Japanese Inventor Wants To Destroy Cyclones With Submarines

Cyclones are a deadly problem along eastern Asia, killing dozens yearly. Their lifeblood? Warm ocean water. Which is exactly what Japanese inventor Koichi Kitamura wants to fix with subs that would pump cold water to the surface, killing storms dead.