CatheringOfAragon Did it? To humans yes, I get it. But you could argue its done wonders for the wildlife. Withput human disturbance, the forests around chernobyl are now teeming with rare species of wild fauna and flora, and with deer, boar and threatened species of birds. People now pay for the right to nature watch there.
People like you scare me.
Lets just ignore the acid rain, destroyed forests of northern Scandinavia, mutations in animals, congenital abnormalities that reproduce in later mammal generations, millions of poisoned fish, lichen-eating reindeer poisoning, abortions and mutations and it is estimated to have contributed to a rise of 1% in global temperatures
But you think that's all ok, because you've seen some images of weeds growing unchecked and you think its turned into a bloody wildlife park! Theres stupid, and then theres wilfully stupid.
"With tests revealing that the cesium-137 around Chernobyl is not decaying as quickly as predicted, scholars believe that the isotope will continue to harm the environment for at least 180 years—the time required for half the cesium to be eliminated from the affected areas by weathering and migration. Other radionuclides will perhaps remain in the region forever. The half-life of plutonium-239, traces of which were found as far away as Sweden, is 24,000 years."
But hey, if you like your wildlife with cataracts and albinism, with a high proportion of aborted, mutated foetuses, and a disturbing absence of gut bacteria meaning that protein changes will cause ongoing mutation throughout the generations, by all means head there to experience it for yourself.