10 Places Where Earth Day Celebrations Do Not Apply
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siliconindia | Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30:00 AM IST
Chernobyl, Ukraine:
Chernobyl doesn’t require any introduction. The deadly nuclear melt-down from Chernobyl Plant in 1986 still makes the 19 mile exclusion zone uninhabitable. The radiation ravaged the town.
Norilsk, Russia:
The world’s northern most city, Norilsk sees no bird no beautiful skies but a thousand tons of copper and nickel oxides released into atmosphere annually. Oxides of sulphur, copper and nickel have drastically reduced the life expectancy by 10 years.
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