A warming world and geopolitical threats: heat, hostility and nuclear security

Wildfires and floods across the world have reminded us that climate change cannot be treated as just an environmental issue. It is an evolving global security threat. Extreme weather is not a hypothetical concern for the safety of nuclear facilities especially in regions where geopolitical tensions are adding pressure to climate stress. These challenges are not separate but deeply connected, and we need to start treating them that way. Natural disasters threaten infrastructure In 2024 France’s Golfech reactor on the Garonne River had to shut down because the river it uses for cooling topped the 28 degrees Celsius safety limit during a European heatwave that also forced Hungary’s Paks and Switzerland’s Beznau plants to reduce their output. A more volatile climate is pushing nuclear facilities and operations into emergency mode. When Super Typhoon Yagi swept through the Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar the same year, it damaged transmission lines, flooded substations and left entire regions without power. The damage showed just how quickly extreme weather can undermine critical infrWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times