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Fukushima Leaks 168 Hiroshima Blasts Of Radiation

We’ve known Fukushima’s been haemorrhaging radiation steadily since the disaster began in March. But now we’ve got a horrid new way to quantify it: the amount of terribly dangerous cesium-137 released by the plant is equal to 168 nuclear bombings.

August 11, 2011
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Panorama Of What Hiroshima Looked Like After The Atomic Bomb

It’s been 66 long years since the US levelled Hiroshima and Nagasaki with atomic bombs. The bombs, which killed over 200,000 people, left both cities in ruins. This is what the aftermath looked like in 360 degrees.

August 6, 2010

This It How It Feels To Be Under A Nuclear Attack

We’re used to seeing atomic bombs images. From afar, they even look beautiful. But when one explodes near you, that immaculate light will burn your skin and make you bleed spontaneously. Sixty-five years ago today, this is how that felt.

December 9, 2009

Our Century Of Fallout: Every Nuclear Detonation, Mapped

Everyone’s got a notion of how the last century went, in terms of nuclear explosions. There was Hiroshima, then Nagasaki. There were some nuclear tests out in the desert, and the ocean. But would you believe there were over 2000?

August 7, 2009

What Is This?

I will tell you: This is the place where Humanity reached one of its lowest points in history. The place where 64 years of fear started. The place where the most terrible discovery humankind has ever made finally took shape.

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