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> Fallout from Chernobyl went around the world several times, poisoning most of the humans alive or being made at the time [...] > Not at a dangerous level, sa
by numlock86 5y ago
> Fallout from Chernobyl went around the world several times, poisoning most of the humans alive or being made at the time [...]
> Not at a dangerous level, say more than eating a banana.
Born 1986 in Germany and I got a rare metabolism illness that only ~2000 more people have, all born around June/July/August in 1986 in Western and Middle Europe with some exceptions distributed around as late as born in September and October. But the Spring of 1986 was probably just a famous year for pregnant women eating exceptionally many bananas I guess?
At least I agree that dams killed more people than that specific event. But wait till you see the numbers for fossil fuels ...
- eru 5y agoYes, I brought up the dam since hydropower is something that's typically seen as good; but still has the potential for big disasters. (I totally think hydropower is good on balance.) Fossil fuels, and especially coal, have worse impact in total but they are typically more diffuse. So I left them out of the discussion.