CHERNOBYL DISASTER

CHORNOBYL, UKRAINE - AUGUST 18: Stray puppies play in an abandoned, partially-completed cooling tower inside the exclusion zone at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on August 18, 2017 near Chornobyl, Ukraine. An estimated 900 stray dogs live in the exclusion zone, many of them likely the descendants of dogs left behind following the mass evacuation of residents in the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Volunteers, including veterinarians and radiation experts from around the world, are participating in an initiative called The Dogs of Chernobyl, launched by the non-profit Clean Futures Fund. Participants capture the dogs, study their radiation exposure, vaccinate them against parasites and diseases including rabies, tag the dogs and release them again into the exclusion zone. Some dogs are also being outfitted with special collars equipped with radiation sensors and GPS receivers in order to map radiation levels across the zone. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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GREEN
The Radioactive Puppies Of Chernobyl Are Finally Getting The Help They Need
By Hilary Hanson
The dogs are descendants of those left behind after the 1986 nuclear disaster.
The Chernobyl Wasteland Offers Overnight Stays
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HUFFPOST VIDEO
Chernobyl Site Now Offers Overnight Stays
Stuck for vacation ideas? You could head to the first hotel inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone since the deserted Ukrainian city’s infamous nuclear reactor went into meltdown in 1986.
A wild boar is seen at a residential area in an evacuation zone near Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Namie town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 1, 2017. Picture taken March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
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GREEN
Radioactive Boars Rule Abandoned Japanese Towns In Wake Of Fukushima Disaster
By Hilary Hanson
“It is not really clear now which is the master of the town, people or wild boars.”
Teenagers visit the memorial during a ceremony to honour victims of the nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power station, in Kiev, Ukraine, April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
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THE WORLDPOST
Ukraine Remembers Chernobyl Disaster Victims 30 Years On
By Alessandra Prentice and Natalia Zinets, Reuters
A botched test at the nuclear plant triggered a meltdown that permanently poisoned thousands.
WORLDPOST
30 Years After the Chernobyl Disaster, a Nuclear Menace Still Hides in Plain Sight
By Ioana Moldovan , Contributor
Freelance Photojournalist and Documentary Videographer
Today, it is mostly silence that surrounds the abandoned buildings that stand as testimony to the hasty departure.
Amos Chapple
THE WORLDPOST
Stunning Photos Of Norway's Reindeer Hide A Radioactive Secret
By Jesselyn Cook
This is the lasting fallout from the Chernobyl disaster.
Credit: Valeriy Yurko
SCIENCE
Decades After Chernobyl, Wildlife Thriving Inside Exclusion Zone
By Nick Visser
"There's evidence of wildlife everywhere."
TRAVEL
13 Photos That Prove Chernobyl Is Still Haunting
By Carly Ledbetter
Nearly 30 years after the disaster, pictures of Chernobyl prove the site is still as haunting as ever. The world's worst
WORLDPOST
PHOTOS: Living Near Chernobyl
By Eline Gordts
ENVIRONMENT
Chernobyl: Ukraine Marks Nuclear Disaster's 26 Year Anniversary (PHOTOS)
By Tara Kelly
The explosion led to a fire that burned for 10 days, forcing some 300,000 people from their homes. Meanwhile, radioactive
WORLDPOST
Burying The Beast: French Companies Build Giant Shield Over Chernobyl Reactor
TRAVEL
Frozen In Time: Chernobyl -- 25 Years Later
By Patrick J. McGinnis, Contributor
New York-based investor, entrepreneur, writer, and explorer
When Pripyat was abandoned, its citizens were given only a few hour's notice before they were compelled to leave. It has remained empty since that time and is now, in essence, a time capsule of Soviet life.
WORLDPOST
Chernobyl: 25 Years Later, A 'Vision Of Apocalypse'
By Curtis M. Wong
ENVIRONMENT
Chernobyl: The Nuclear Disaster, 25 Years Later (VIDEO)
By Joanna Zelman
Kavatsiuk later collapsed and had to be medevaced to Moscow. Both of his daughters contracted leukemia, which he has “no
ENVIRONMENT
Chernobyl Disaster Repeat In Japan Not Expected At Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Most experts said the relatively slight damage to the reactor was testimony to the improved security of nuclear power, something
ENVIRONMENT
Chernobyl: 25 Years After The Nuclear Disaster (PHOTOS)
Less than 2 miles away from the reactor, the evacuated town of Pripyat, once inhabited by 50,000 plant workers, is a chilling