Chernobyl: Radioactive forest near nuclear plant catches fire

frick.

I hope that's not the Red Forest.

There is a ton of radioactive materials there. It's full of dried leaves that will not break down because there is no bacteria left. It's a giant tinderbox.

Whoever stole the jewel from some jungle crypt


PUT IT BACK TWIT

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There is a ton of radioactive materials there. It's full of dried leaves that will not break down because there is no bacteria left. It's a giant tinderbox.

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Lol no.

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Wow. It could have been you.

Makes you think...

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Pretty much. I feel safe though

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Wife and I just watched the HBO show the other night.

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So this is your fault, then?

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It's full of dried leaves that will not break down because there is no bacteria left. It's a giant tinderbox.

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frick yes, finally Armageddon.

Not sure why the ol baw is lol’ing you when the article clearly states catastrophic fire could be on the horizon.....

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Other studies have found that the Chernobyl area is at risk of fire, and 27 years’ worth of leaf litter, Mousseau and his colleagues think, would likely make a good fuel source for such a forest fire. This poses a more worrying problem than just environmental destruction: Fires can potentially redistribute radioactive contaminants to places outside of the exclusion zone, Mousseau says. “There is growing concern that there could be a catastrophic fire in the coming years,” he says.

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There is a ton of radioactive materials there. It's full of dried leaves that will not break down because there is no bacteria left. It's a giant tinderbox.

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So the Red Forest had a pre existing condition.