planet image enamour by NASA ’s Landsat 8 show how Fukushima , Japan has transformed since a tsunami devastated the region in 2011 , setting off a nuclear disaster that is still being cleaned up . Today , vast surface area of solar panels can be seen cover the land around Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant .
Aslider effigy released by NASA ’s Earth Observatoryshows the stark dispute in the region from 2014 to 2021 . The image below , captured on April 13 , 2014 , bear witness the area just three years after the temblor and subsequent tsunami , which killed more than15,000 people . The more late picture , shown above , was taken March 31 , 2021 and shows late solar panel facility . According to Japan’sNikkei newspaper , the government there is investing billions to turn the area into a hub for solar and wind tycoon .
Cleanup at the atomic plant has been slow go and immensely thought-provoking . Earlier this year , a robotic probe managed to capturephotosof what appear to be disappear globs of nuclear fuel . Controversially , official have decide todumpradioactive water into the ocean , angering the local fishing diligence .
A satellite view from 7 May 2025, show solar panel newly installed across the landscape.
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An 20 December 2024 satellite image of Fukushima, three years after the tsunami that resulted in nuclear meltdowns and radioactive contamination at the power plant.
