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Associated Press
Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck
Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that battered northern coastal towns in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
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Storyful
Super Cute Porcupette Goes Exploring With Mom at UK Zoo
A baby porcupine, also known as a porcupette, has started to venture outside at Whipsnade Zoo, just in time for Mother’s Day.Footage from the zoo shows Dakari and mom Kimya exploring their habitat together.The new arrival, Dakari, was born on February 13, the zoo said.As porcupine pregnancies only last 94 days, Dakari is Kimya’s second baby in six months following Oti, who was born in August last year.Keeper Felicity Ball said: “Kimya should be awarded ‘Mother of the Year’. Not only has she been caring for her six-month-old Oti, but she also now has a tiny new baby to care for as well. Thankfully Dad, Winga, has been helping with the young.” Credit: Whipsnade Zoo via Storyful
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Reuters
Tesla’s German gigafactory reconnected to grid after week-long outage
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Tesla’s German gigafactory near Berlin has been reconnected to the electricity grid following a week-long outage caused by arson, the power firm in charge of fixing the disruption said in a statement late on Monday. The outage, which began on March 5 at the site in Gruenheide, was a result of an arson attack on a nearby power pylon for which activists from the far-left Vulkangruppe claimed responsibility. It reconnected Tesla to the grid at 8:45 p.m. local time (1945 GMT).
