This Week in History: 26th April 1986 Chernobyl disaster
On Saturday 26th April 1986, Ukraine experienced the biggest disaster in its history. In unit 4 of the nuclear power station at Chernobyl, staff were testing whether the turbines that…
Chernobyl’s effects are sadly not confined to history
When nature & humans intersect. Image: Peter GEO Kent. There are many photos of Pripyat. The colours faded from Communist red to copper rust long ago, but the tower blocks’…