Dr Paul Dorfman

At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on #Iran, WHO says
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Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments - Nature Meta-analyses on a global scale show that the measured coastal mean sea level is higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments.

100 #nuclear reactors built just a few meters above sea-level. Nuclear, quite literally, on the frontline of #climate change risk.

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Sea Levels Are Already Higher Than Many Scientists Think, New Study Shows

Coastal #nuclear ?
Majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/c...

China unveils plan to decarbonise economy but stops short of quitting coal China on Thursday released a new ‌economic decarbonisation plan that seeks to put its carbon intensity reduction programme back on track, mainly by relying on its booming renewable sector to limit coa...

China unveils plan to decarbonise economy but stops short of quitting coal www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

UK must double down on renewables as wars drive up energy costs, experts say Fossil fuel price surge after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompts calls to end dependence on ‘volatile’ energy source

'UK must double down on #renewables as wars drive up energy costs, experts say'
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Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests Analysis shows average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific

Au revoir coastal #nuclear.

Sea levels around the world have been underestimated due to inaccurate modelling, with research suggesting ocean levels are far higher than previously understood.

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Iran attacks show the perils of following America’s economic lead A growth plan of renewable energy and diversified trade is far better than guzzling fossil fuels and aligning with the US

International Energy Agency reduced its forecast for US renewables growth by nearly 50 % because of Trump removing tax incentives and blocking new wind projects, but increased forecast India by 10 %, citing increases in the capacity of onshore wind and solar generation.

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IAEA says no evidence Iran is building a nuclear bomb The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has said there is no evidence that Iran is currently building a nuclear bomb, while warning that unresolved issues surround…

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has said there is no evidence that Iran is currently building a nuclear bomb, while warning that unresolved issues surrounding Tehran’s nuclear programme remain a serious concern.

www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260304-iae...

Chris Stark: UK poised to reform ‘egregious’ grid charges The UK government’s head of Mission Control, Chris Stark, has revealed that the UK is poised to reform “egregious” grid charges.

UK poised to reform “egregious” grid charges that disproportionately affect wind farms in #Scotland.
These charges add £2.9 billion to Scotland’s renewables energy costs compared to similar schemes in England and Wales.
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Most of the original town of Dunwich was lost to the sea in storms a very long time ago. The little that is left of Dunwich is about 3.5 miles north of where the Sizewell C nuclear power station will be built.
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Attacking Iran’s nuclear programme could drive it towards a bomb, experts warn Fears US-Israeli onslaught could lead regime to push for bomb or embolden other groups to steal uranium stockpile

Attacking Iran’s nuclear programme could drive it towards a bomb, experts warn.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Letter: Britain’s coastal erosion: see-saw on the seashore From Nicholas Malins-Smith, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK

Au revoir new #nuclear at Sizewell C
Britain’s coastal erosion: see-saw on the seashore
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Sea levels already ‘much higher’ than many scientists had estimated Measurements of actual global levels show big impact of climate change, especially in Asia, study shows

Au revoir coastal #nuclear
Sea levels already ‘much higher’ than many scientists had estimated
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Faster and Cheaper: Lowest-Cost Solutions to Rapid Electricity Demand Report finds energy efficiency and demand flexibility can significantly offset the power needs of new data centers

The fastest and cheapest way to alleviate rapid electric load growth is through expanding investment in energy efficiency and demand flexibility.
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Batteries trump Trump, as US smashes record for new energy storage capacity in 2025 Demonstrating, once again, the power of clean energy in the face of strong political headwinds, the US has chalked up its largest single year of new battery additions on record.

Despite strong political headwinds, US energy storage industry installed a massive 57.6 gigawatts-hours (GWh) of new capacity in 2025, the largest single year of new battery capacity additions on record.
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TEPCO planning to send probe into Fukushima nuke reactor | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis Tokyo Electric Power Co. will soon launch a probe, the first of its kind, into the pressure vessel at one of the hobbled reactors at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to scope out the current co...

An estimated 880 tons of highly radioactive fuel debris remain inside the No. 1, 2 and 3 #nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant.
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Energy bills could hit £2,500 a year if Iran conflict draws out Qatar stopped LNG production after attacks heightened concerns of a global supply crisis that could push gas prices even higher

Household energy bills in the UK could “surge to £2,500 a year if the Iran conflict causes prolonged disruption to global gas supplies”
Any sustained increase in wholesale gas prices will feed through to household energy bills when Ofgem adjusts price cap June.
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I’m a solar panel nerd — here’s how they’ve made me £8,700 With the government hoping to triple the number of homes with panels by 2030, Tony Hazell reveals how he gets to bedtime without paying a penny for energy

" #solar panels providing 3.5 kilowatts of energy at present, enough to power our home and top up a battery."
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Nuclear waste on an island - maybe not such a good idea ...
Japanese government is considering Minamitorishima, a remote Tokyo island in the Pacific, as a possible site for the disposal of highly radioactive waste from #nuclear power plants.
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Iran says Natanz nuclear site hit in US-Israeli strikes Iran's sprawling nuclear facility at Natanz was struck during U.S. and Israeli military operations against the Islamic Republic, Iran's ambassador to the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday.

#Iran's sprawling #nuclear facility at Natanz was struck during U.S. and Israeli military operations against the Islamic Republic.
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France arrests activists blocking ship over alleged Russia uranium links Police arrested four Greenpeace activists on Monday for blocking a cargo ship in France that they alleged was transporting uranium from Russia for the country's nuclear power plants.

France arrests activists blocking ship over alleged #Russia uranium links. Police arrested four Greenpeace activists on Monday for blocking a cargo ship in France that they alleged was transporting uranium from Russia for French #nuclear power plants.
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Labour panned as flagship nuclear project ‘to cost more than Scotland’s block grant’ THE SNP have hit out at the projected costs for the Labour Government’s flagship nuclear project ...

#Scotland - SNP have hit out at the projected costs for the Labour Government’s flagship #nuclear project. EDF said the plant was now expected to cost £49bn at today’s prices.
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International Atomic Energy Agency reports that nuclear power's share of global electricity generation has fallen to 8.7%.

The International Energy Agency projects the share of renewables to rise from 32% in 2024 to 43% by 2030.

YouTube video by CGTN Europe How Serious is the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation?

#Iran #nuclear crisis 2

My second interview today - CGTN (China state international TV).

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YouTube video by TRT World Now Was Iran willing to compromise on bomb-making uranium?

#Iran #nuclear crisis
My interview today - TRT World (Turkey state international TV)
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Gulf water-scarce. Few freshwater resources and low rainfall, #Gulf states rely on desalination.

Clear and present danger of radioactive sea-water pollution if #UAE / #Iran #nuclear reactors hit. All Gulf desalination, drinking water, at risk.

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Japan’s nuclear waste dilemma: no prefecture wants Fukushima’s toxic soil By law, the waste currently housed near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant must be moved outside the prefecture by March 2045.

Where will Fukushima’s nuclear waste go?
A search for final disposal sites for 14 million cubic metres (500 million cubic feet) of removed soil and other waste in Fukushima after the March 2011 #nuclear disaster
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Living near nuclear power plants is associated with higher cancer mortality, national US study reports A nationwide ecological study of US counties from 2000 to 2018 found that greater proximity to operational nuclear power plants was associated with higher cancer mortality rates, particularly among ad...

A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications reports higher cancer mortality rates in the United States (US) counties within 200 km of operational #nuclear energy plants compared with more distant counties
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Le voisinage des centrales nucléaires associé à une surmortalité inattendue Découvrez les risques de vivre près d'une centrale nucléaire et ce que révèle une analyse sur vingt ans de données sanitaires aux États-Unis.

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Golden dreams ? UK Advanced Nuclear plan ...
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