Atlas ObscuraDec 11, 2024

Tragedy Lingers Inside Chornobyl's Abandoned City

It’s been nearly 40 years since a reactor exploded at this Soviet nuclear power plant, but disaster has a long half-life.#soviethistory #ghosttowns #abandoned #disasterareas #nuclear #radioactive #chernobyl #decaytheory #columns #section-Articles
Tragedy Lingers Inside Chornobyl's Abandoned City

Tragedy Lingers Inside Chornobyl's Abandoned City

It’s been nearly 40 years since a reactor exploded at this Soviet nuclear power plant, but disaster has a long half-life.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraOct 21, 2024

Hope Slide in Sunshine Valley, British Columbia

The morning of January 9, 1965, over 46 million cubic meters of earth, rock, and snow broke free, obliterating some a section of the highway below.#rocks #disasterareas #disasters #naturaldisaster #section-Atlas
Hope Slide

Hope Slide

The morning of January 9, 1965, over 46 million cubic meters of earth, rock, and snow broke free, obliterating some a section of the highway below.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraApr 12, 2024
Was the recent New York quake really all that uncommon? Here's a state-by-state map.#buildings #disasterareas #disasters #naturaldisaster #earthquakes #strangemaps #section-Articles
Not Even Minnesota Is Safe From Earthquakes
Not Even Minnesota Is Safe From Earthquakes

Was the recent New York quake really all that uncommon? Here's a state-by-state map.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraNov 22, 2023
The mysterious tragedy of the Dyatlov Pass Incident gets an explanation—but not necessarily one everyone accepts.#books #death #outdoor #winter #snow #history #disasterareas #conspiracytheories #podcast #mystery #section-Articles
Podcast: Dyatlov Pass, Part 2
Podcast: Dyatlov Pass, Part 2

The mysterious tragedy of the Dyatlov Pass Incident gets an explanation—but not necessarily one everyone accepts.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraNov 21, 2023
The tragedy and mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident has captured imaginations for decades.#snow #winter #outdoor #death #history #conspiracytheories #mystery #disasterareas #podcast #section-Articles
Podcast: Dyatlov Pass, Part 1
Podcast: Dyatlov Pass, Part 1

The tragedy and mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident has captured imaginations for decades.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraNov 8, 2023

Byrnesville in Ashland, Pennsylvania

An underground blaze turned this village into a ghost town.#coal #disasterareas #fires #ghosttowns #section-Atlas
Byrnesville

Gladwyn d’SouzaAug 23, 2023
#WildlandUrbanInterface: the #town is one of the fastest growing in the state… Along with the cooling, the privacy of the #forest has disappeared. #Paradise is now all about views… is due largely to #state and #federal aid... to rebuild single-family homes in #disasterareas.
#ExtremeHeat #climateChange #DeterioratingCarbonSinks #FireProofHomes
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-20/five-years-after-the-camp-fire-paradise-survivors-see-hard-future-for-maui
Fire destroyed Paradise five years ago. The pain remains

Paradise, Calif., was devastated by the Camp fire in 2018. Five years later, its residents have mixed feelings on the town that has risen from the ashes, and the lives they have rebuilt.

Los Angeles Times
M van AppevenMar 2, 2023

https://twitter.com/GiveDirectly/status/1631292433492312065?t=zuUO9Rp3NJ6L7rfiFGHrZg&s=09

Sending #cash to #disasterareas is more helpful than sending goods. #GiveDirectly will send cash to start up small businesses again in #Turkey and #Syria

GiveDirectly on Twitter

“Survivors of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes need more than shelter and food. They need cash. Here’s why it helps. 🧵/4 https://t.co/uaRrJdH6gQ”

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