Monday 2 August 2010

Fall in biodiversity in chernobyl zone

I kinda forgot about this whole blog thing, and havn't actually shared it with anyone aside from my girlfriend so time to share I think?
BBC news reported that biodiversity has fallen in the chernobyl zone, a disaster that happened in ukraine in 1986 (26th April to be precise), although of course you all knew that right? Fauna in the zone has developed various tumours, with avian species sporting tumours around the eyes, on the feet and neck. It makes you wonder if hiroshima had the same side effects (I'v not searched for any papers from back then, but I doubt there would be any?) and if the people who ordered the attack (Harry Truman) and the pilot (Paul Tibbets) thought of all of the wildlife they were destroying and possibly mutating afterwards as well as all of the human loss of life. I find it strange how someone could make those decisions, even during war, which ended up killing over 100,000 people. I know this is a strange blog post but hey, why not!