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Unraveling the Enigma: The History Behind Red Forest
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Unraveling the Enigma: The History Behind Red Forest

The environment was also affected by the Chernobyl disaster. One place that got a lot of radiation was a forest near the power plant. Most of the trees died and turned a rusty red-orange color. That’s why it is called the Red Forest.  On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl disaster happened at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine. This power plant consists of four reactors. On April 25, workers were doing tests to see how long the tribunes could keep spinning without electricity. But something went wrong during the test, and the reactor became unstable. Despite this, they proceed with the test, which results in a huge explosion. It spreads radioactive materials into the air.  The rescue team quickly went to the area to control the fire and keep the radiation from spreading further. However, i...
Chernobyl Disaster: The worst nuclear disaster in history
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Chernobyl Disaster: The worst nuclear disaster in history

The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear blast, that took place towards the North of USSR. Happened nearly 35 years ago, the disaster still continues to affect nearby areas Termed as the 'worst nuclear disaster in history', the Chernobyl disaster took place in 1986 at a nuclear reactor in the north of USSR. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when measured on a severity scale scores around 7, which is the highest on the International Nuclear scale. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster when compared to all other disasters, is the one that was the heaviest on both costs and lives. This disaster resulted in a mass evacuation and has made its surrounding areas contaminated to this day. When adjusted to inflation the Chernobyl disaster caused the USSR a financial damage of around $68 billion. Thi...