‘At one point, advisors to then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan began referring to a worst-case scenario that would not only force the evacuation of tens of millions of Tokyo residents, but could also cause widespread environmental damage across Japan, the report says. At the same time, Kan’s staff continued to assure the Japanese public and the international community that the situation was under control.’

via Japan feared ‘demonic chain reaction’ at reactor, report says – latimes.com.

‘(Reuters) – Significant declines in perennial Arctic sea ice over the past decade may be intensifying a chemical reaction that leads to deposits of toxic mercury, a NASA-led study showed on Thursday.’

via Loss of Arctic sea ice may lead to mercury deposits: NASA study | Reuters.

‘(Reuters) – The world’s oceans are turning acidic at what could be the fastest pace of any time in the past 300 million years, even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago, scientists said on Thursday.’

via Oceans’ acidic shift may be fastest in 300 million years | Reuters.