[QUOTE=Killer900;33929150]And now is the time for Mother Nature to reclaim her lost territories.
[img]http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/28/1226231/555932-japan-inside-the-zone.jpg[/img]
[img]http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2011/12/28/1226231/557622-japan-inside-the-zone.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
The Zone is growing
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;33928323]Poor animals :c[/QUOTE]
Don't be worried. In 15 years, this place will be a paradise for animals.
I could imagine an abandoned Dojo or something in S.T.A.L.K.E.R . Would be interesting to explore
[QUOTE=iSnubWaitWhat;33933515]Don't be worried. In 15 years, this place will be a paradise for animals.[/QUOTE]
You mean Radroaches?
[QUOTE=KingKombat;33928345]Just knowing I was alive to see the next Chernobyl in my lifetime makes me both happy and terribly sad to be alive in this time[/QUOTE]
I was alive for both, and I was rather close to Chernobyl when it happened.
[editline]28th December 2011[/editline]
And I'm not really happy about neither.
[QUOTE=Esrange;33928858]The doggies :([/QUOTE]
Those are Akita Inus, a well known breed in Japan.
I have six of those myself, they are awesome. <3
[QUOTE=wraithcat;33929068]Most don't live long enough to register lower levels of radiation poisoning. And plants tend to be fairly well resistive.
Instead of poor animals, you should be saying Yay for animals. The place is going to be teeming with wildlife soon enough. Just like the chernobyl zone.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but animals will and are dying though. If they get too close to the reactor, or drink too contaminated water.
Biggest problem is probably finding food though.
Most farm animals will die though, they only live because we humans feed them and take care of them.
ive been waiting for this to be released, im really enthusiastic about this post apocalyptic shit
[QUOTE=nutcake;33934946]Those are Akita Inus, a well known breed in Japan.
I have six of those myself, they are awesome. <3[/QUOTE]
They look more like Shibas IMO, they're kinda small (might be just the perspective though).
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;33935573]They look more like Shibas IMO, they're kinda small (might be just the perspective though).[/QUOTE]
Now that you're saying it, I think you are right.
I've never seen a Shiba up close but these here seemed a little small for an Akita. v:v:v
It's really interesting, but it makes me sad too.
Not to nag about nuclear power, but safety measures should definitely be kept up to date and check-ups routine. I don't like the thought of the Earth being specked with little pockets of relatively uninhabitable territories - it feels unnaturally disturbing that this is our own handiwork.
I think it's an eerie yet beautiful thing to see nature reclaim land that once held a bustling population. It gets me excited for my tour through the Chernobyl exclusionary zone here in a few months.
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;33937507]Not to nag about nuclear power, but safety measures should definitely be kept up to date and check-ups routine. I don't like the thought of the Earth being specked with little pockets of relatively uninhabitable territories - it feels unnaturally disturbing that this is our own handiwork.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, funnily enough it's a bad idea to cut corners when using nuclear reactors in a high risk area
Why can't we nuke the factory ?!?!?!?!?!?!?! that'll get rid of it!
[QUOTE=Drsalvador;33931372]They actually live in Kiev, from what i've heard there's a very very small community there. they're mainly old people who didn't want to leave and their descendants.[/QUOTE]
I don't think you mean Kiev. Kiev is the biggest city in the Ukraine with a population of over 2.5 million people.
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;33937507]Not to nag about nuclear power, but safety measures should definitely be kept up to date and check-ups routine. I don't like the thought of the Earth being specked with little pockets of relatively uninhabitable territories - it feels unnaturally disturbing that this is our own handiwork.[/QUOTE]
Um, not to burst your bubble but this powerplant was actually well looked after, it just got hit by a [B]fucking earthquake and then a tsunami[/B], no wonder it cracked.
Chernobyl however was caused by poor management, it was human error which caused that.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;33934220]You mean Radroaches?[/QUOTE]
No. Animals will live a perfect life in these conditions, as they don't live long enough to develop tumors or cancer.
[QUOTE=eddy-tt-;33938307]Um, not to burst your bubble but this powerplant was actually well looked after, it just got hit by a [B]fucking earthquake and then a tsunami[/B], no wonder it cracked.
Chernobyl however was caused by poor management, it was human error which caused that.[/QUOTE]
I'm aware of the odds the Japanese were up against but I'm saying for all the good nuclear power does, there are equally dark sides. Precautions HAVE to be taken whenever possible, it can't be allowed that laziness and complacency get in the mix. Nor can nature be blamed. It's [B]us[/B] who are meddling with this shit, therefore it is us who HAVE to [B]completely ensure nothing like this happens again[/B].
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;33938913]I'm aware of the odds the Japanese were up against but I'm saying for all the good nuclear power does, there are equally dark sides. Precautions HAVE to be taken whenever possible, it can't be allowed that laziness and complacency get in the mix. Nor can nature be blamed. It's [B]us[/B] who are meddling with this shit, therefore it is us who HAVE to [B]completely ensure nothing like this happens again[/B].[/QUOTE]
Most of the nuclear power plants in the world are either built near coasts or large rivers. It's only natural of course, as that's where humans tend to live. However, if the water level rises (ice caps melting) at least 70% of those would be under threat of submersion. So we're already pretty much screwed.
And I support nuclear power, by the way.
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;33938913]I'm aware of the odds the Japanese were up against but I'm saying for all the good nuclear power does, there are equally dark sides. Precautions HAVE to be taken whenever possible, it can't be allowed that laziness and complacency get in the mix. Nor can nature be blamed. It's [B]us[/B] who are meddling with this shit, therefore it is us who HAVE to [B]completely ensure nothing like this happens again[/B].[/QUOTE]
It's completely possible something like this might happen again in the future. Keep in mind though, that in the long term both this, the a-bombs and chernobyl had very little effect on wildlife. And the only reason living in those areas for extended periods of time is harmful to humans is due to our relative frailty to radiation and long lives.
By far the majority of animals won't terrible care about radioactive isotopes being stored in their bodies, as the amount of radiation poisoning they can get from them is relatively minor and they don't live long enough anyway for it to show up.
Hell in most cases humans could live there as well. And while there might be some minor issues with pregnancy most people would be able to lead a full life there as well. Sure the likelyhood of developing cancer is far far higher, but it's not something that kills you when you're twenty, or even thirty.
Even with the issues nuclear power has created, counting this, chernobyl, three mile island, the a-bombs and every other thing as well, the impact on the environment of nuclear based technologies is vastly less than those of more traditional power generation methods.
Amazing! Thanks for sharing
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