Falconsfan567 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 These photos are just amazing. They've just let the Silverdome go to heIl. It's been completely abandoned and mother nature has taken a toll on it. The pics speak more than words could ever say.http://www.viralforest.com/abandoned-pontiac-silverdome-detroit/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Ocean Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I liked that Life After People show on the History Channel.I watched this PBS Nature documentary last year. Pretty interesting stuff. Radioactive Wolves Premiere date: October 19, 2011 | 0:00:30 | Buy the DVD What happens to nature after a nuclear accident? And how does wildlife deal with the world it inherits after human inhabitants have fled?In 1986 a nuclear meltdown at the infamous Chernobyl power plant in present-day Ukraine left miles of land in radioactive ruins. Residents living in areas most contaminated by the disaster were evacuated and relocated by government order, and a no-man’s land of our own making was left to its own devices. In the ensuing 25 years, forests, marshes, fields and rivers reclaimed the land, reversing the effects of hundreds of years of human development. And surprisingly, this exclusion zone, or “dead zone,” has become a kind of post-nuclear Eden, populated by beaver and bison, horses and birds, fish and falcons – and ruled by wolves.Access to the zone is now permitted, at least on a limited basis, and scientists are monitoring the surviving wildlife in the area, trying to learn how the various species are coping with the invisible blight of radiation. As the top predators in this new wilderness, wolves best reflect the condition of the entire ecosystem because if the wolves are doing well, the populations of their prey must also be doing well. Accordingly, a key long-term study of the wolves has been initiated to determine their health, their range, and their numbers.Radioactive Wolves examines the state of wildlife populations in Chernobyl’s exclusion zone, an area that, to this day, remains too radioactive for human habitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Crazy. I've seen some of the Life After People show you've talked about. Crazy to think roaches may one day be the only thing left on this planet. Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Ocean Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 The ghost towns in the Chernobyl zone are pretty eery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Wow!! That's crazy. Being the history freak I am I would love to see these places in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Ocean Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 The Ukrainian military guards the Exclusion Zone. There are scientists who go into the zone to do research. There's a limited amount of tourism; they only let people stay for a short period of time because of the radiation. Then there's thrill seekers who go there illegally and looters who go to steal scrap metal. When the meltdown occurred, people had to literally drop what they were doing and abandon the area, leaving all their possessions behind. A small number of people refused to leave and some left but then illegally returned to their homes.Hanging Out with the Residents of Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone - ViceAfter Chernobyl, they refused to leave - CNNStunning Images Of The Thousands Of People Who Still Live Near Chernobyl And FukushimaNot everyone flees in the wake of a nuclear accident. A new book depicts the people who brave the radiation and stay behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 I didn't know anything about this until now. It happened before my time so you've taught me something new and it's really peaked my interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimifalcon Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 the amusement park opened ! day before the meltdown,that is a hard business disaster among a million other disasters in that city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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