Sea-level rising twice faster than thought in New Zealand: report

STORY: Sea-level rising twice faster than thought in New Zealand: report DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of huge waves hitting the southern suburbs of Wellington STORYLINE: New sea-level rising data released on Monday showed that large parts of New Zealand will see the speed of sea-level rising double, 20 to 30 years faster than previously expected. Based on current international emissions reduction policies, global sea levels are expected to rise about 0.6 meters by 2100. However, for large parts of New Zealand, this will double to about 1.2 meters due to ongoing land subsidence, said Professor Tim Naish from Victoria University of Wellington, co-leader of the NZ SeaRise program. "We have less time to act than we thought," Naish said. What may be a real surprise to people is that for many of New Zealand's most populated regions, such as Auckland and Wellington, "this unavoidable rise is happening faster than we thought," he

NDF vice president Yamana gives interview

NDF vice president Yamana gives interview

Hajimu Yamana, vice president of Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corp., speaks to Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 10, 2015. The head of NDF's decommissioning office stressed the importance of a shift of focus from speed to safety and risk reduction regarding the revision of the mid- and long-term road map for decommissioning Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan, Thailand to speed up talks on railway development

Japan, Thailand to speed up talks on railway development

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha shake hands when they meet on the sidelines of the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 14, 2015. The two leaders agreed to speed up bilateral talks on developing a high-speed railway in the Southeast Asian country. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan, Thailand to speed up talks on railway development

Japan, Thailand to speed up talks on railway development

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R front) and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha (L front) meet for talks on the sidelines of the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 14, 2015. The two leaders agreed to speed up bilateral talks on developing a high-speed railway in the Southeast Asian country. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo