Tag: 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...