The death from coal pollution is cumulative over time. By that, I mean that they absorb chemicals over time that is believed to have contributed to the dying.

The death from coal pollution is cumulative over time. By that, I mean that they absorb chemicals over time that is believed to have contributed to the dying. 20 / day are not killed in coal plant explosions ever day. Yet the numbers you compare are from nuclear disasters. As far as I know, there are no numbers for the number of people killed in coal plant explosions and they certainly would not be 20/day Now, how to count the number of people impacted by Chernobyl. Do the numbers include the increase in cancer deaths in the north of Norway? The radiation in the moss that reindeer eat meant the meat could not be eaten for quite a long time and it is still not over. I think that is more like comparing apples to apples, than explosions vs long term exposure.