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I just want to make a slight correction, in case of a catastrophic Nuclear accident the environment is not decimated, it just becomes unsuitable for humans but
by thmsths 10y ago
I just want to make a slight correction, in case of a catastrophic Nuclear accident the environment is not decimated, it just becomes unsuitable for humans but life finds a way. Chernobyl has become a wildlife refuge [0]. And some fungus have evolved to use Gamma radiations for growth [1].
[0] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/060418-chernobyl-wildlife-thirty-year-anniversary-science/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/060418-chernobyl-...
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus