Xenocrates
Deity
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/22/wrain22.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox
Yet another conspiracy theory turns out to be true.
Yet another conspiracy theory turns out to be true.
Chernobyl rain
- Thread starter Xenocrates
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TopDog
Prince
Kinda interesting. Did it work?
Imagine that, it would be raining catdogs!
Imagine that, it would be raining catdogs!
Kozmos
Jew Detective
Heh, those pesky Russians.
plarq
Crazy forever
Good, Belorussians will fight back those Russians.
Abaddon
Deity
Russia weathers you?
Yeah, there you have the finest examples of mutated species on earth.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
Pf, I'd take it as an opportunity to boost tourism.
I for one would love to see the ghost town of Pripjať and other deserted towns and villages. It has a kind of "Fallout feel".
ArneHD
Just a little bit mad
There is in fact relativly little mutation within the animal population of Chernobyl.
Link to BBC article about Chernobyl.
Actually not, funnily enough desite the radiation levels, the density of species is high, which would suggest that mutation if it is having an effect, is not a significant one.
Oh thanks Arnie^ I read about it in New scientist, though I would have to fish it out.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
Welcome to the Soviet Union, comrade. They informed the public in the Eastern bloc few days after they informed the West.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
I've read about mutated plants and lower animals.
Increased radiation is actually good for the evolution
I've read about mutated plants and lower animals.
Increased radiation is actually good for the evolution
In this case, that is precisely what the scientists are saying. The lack of human influence outweighs by far the small amount of mutation, which it seems is seldom fatal anyway.
Precisely radiation in this case is good for evolution, well at the least for the animals living there.
Bad Player
Deity
Sidhe I think Winner meant the radiation caused mutation and that mutation is in itself the evolution he is talking about. I get the impression you mean that the radiation is good for nature because it removes human interference.
Very cool pictures of Chernobyl area.
Very cool pictures of Chernobyl area.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
I must visit the place, it is awesome. Entire city evacuated in just few days. Not a soul anywhere in the town. This is how every Western city would look like after global thermonuclear war or some major pandemic.
I must see it, it is not that far, I just need some money to bribe the local police.
Jawz II
Oh Dear
Chernobyl is a thriving nature reserve now. Not by design thoughNice idea though.
In Russia, nature reserves you.
Xenocrates
Deity
I'll settle for playing Stalker. I'm sure it's exactly the same as the real place.
Good FPS BTW 
. It's true that the area is now teeming with life and that's comforting. But killing people in Belarus to save people in Moscow - that's pretty rough. I wonder if Western European Governments were badgering the USSR to do this to protect populations here? I bet they were.
