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Burning coal in coal power plants causes more deaths each year in Europe than the total deaths caused by Chernobyl accident (4000-8000). "The health burden of
by leonidasrup 6mo ago
Burning coal in coal power plants causes more deaths each year in Europe than the total deaths caused by Chernobyl accident (4000-8000).
"The health burden of European CPP emission-induced PM2.5, estimated with the Global Exposure Mortality Model, amounts to at least 16 800 (CI95 14 800–18 700) excess deaths per year over the European domain"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349938542_Disease_burden_and_excess_mortality_from_coal-fired_power_plant_emissions_in_Europe https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349938542_Disease_b...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268125005141 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016726812...
But only nuclear accidents get the media attention, because they are big and infreqeunt. Similar to deaths caused by aircraft crashes vs deaths caused by car crashes.
- tcfhgj 6mo agoI live in Germany and dead wild animals are still burned instead of eaten because of radioactive contamination
- Dunedan 6mo agoWhile your statement is true, it leaves out relevant details: There is a certain threshold for radiation exposure where if exceeded the animal isn't deemed safe for consumption anymore. The vast majority of these cases are from boars in certain areas of Germany nowadays and affect less than 1% of all killed boars [1] [2]. [1]: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/fast-3000-verstrahlte-wildschweine-wurden-2025-vernichtet-100.html https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/fast-3000-verstrahlte-wildsch... [2]: https://www.wildtierschutz-deutschland.de/_files/ugd/173a38_e1e85eb03d2645e69dee1c8dcbefa47c.pdf?index=true https://www.wildtierschutz-deutschland.de/_files/ugd/173a38_...
- Moldoteck 6mo agoironically if you talk about boars, it's not because of chernobyl but nuclear weapons tests https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66665646 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66665646