Kim Wall

Kim Wall is a freelance journalist and Columbia graduate student currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Originally from Sweden, Kim has a background in international affairs and political analysis, with particular focus on South / East Asian news, politics and culture. She has previously worked in Hong Kong, China, India, Australia and Sri Lanka. Her work has appeared in New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Al Jazeera, Slate, ChinaFile, VICE, South China Morning Post, The Diplomatand The Independent, among others.

The US Department of Energy’s laboratory in Enewetak houses a full-body counter to detect levels of cesium ingested by individuals. It was out of service when we arrived on the atoll.

Stories from quarantine: Reporters tested for radiation in the Marshall Islands

April 23, 2015Environment

This is what happens when you visit parts of the Pacific islands where the US conducted 67 nuclear tests from 1948 to 1958, exploding the equivalent of 1.6 Hiroshima bombs every day for more than a decade.