OT: Chernobyl 20 yrs later

[Hieronim]

http://www.pixelpress.org/chernobyl/index.html

here is a site where a girl on a motorcycle tours the place"
http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/ki.../chapter1.html

ghost town vid:
http://www.helpmearoundtheworld.com/...sttownfilm.mpg

[Radhnoti]

It seems that man's disaster can be nature's gain...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4923342.stm

From the article:

It contains some of the most contaminated land in the world, yet it has become a haven for wildlife - a nature reserve in all but name.
...it's typical for animals to be radioactive - too radioactive for humans to eat safely - but otherwise healthy.
...(radioecologist Sergey Gaschak) has found ample evidence of DNA mutations, but nothing that affected the animals' physiology or reproductive ability.
Reappeared: Lynx, eagle owl, great white egret, nesting swans, and possibly a bear
Introduced: European bison, Przewalski's horse
Booming mammals: Badger, beaver, boar, deer, elk, fox, hare, otter, raccoon dog, wolf
Booming birds: Aquatic warbler, azure tit, black grouse, black stork, crane, white-tailed eagle

[Hieronim]

the rent must be real cheap.

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

i always thought it was neat to go through abandoned houses as a kid ... i couldnt even imagine an entire country side.

id really like to go through some of those areas ... the safeish ones at least.