All the news seems downbeat today, so like a good Cynic, I have to point out: There have been
so many dangerous global inflection points, just in our lifetimes. We survived the Cold War, St. Ronnie’s various bands of merry pranksters, Bushes I & II, and TFG sometimes by the skin of our teeth. We can get through this, if we stay focused…
(And, yes, I’m sure Cheryl or Adam will have more informed opinions here!)
35 years ago right now (1:23:45am local time, April 26), the badly-designed Chernobyl Unit 4 nuclear reactor in Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded and partially melted down during an unapproved, poorly-conceived safety experiment, releasing at least 378,000,000 curies of radionuclides. pic.twitter.com/OFvB2yeEyI
Link The abandoned town of Pripyat in Chernobyl, featuring the ferris wheel of the amusement park which never opened.
Photo: iStock
The April 25 flight, the day before the anniversary, will include a professional guide from the Chernobyl Tour company.
Before the pandemic, tourism to the abandoned nuclear power plant and neighboring ghost town of Pripyat had seen a sharp increase following an HBO miniseries. Ukraine s government said in 2019 that it wanted the area to become an official tourist site. Chernobyl Tour offers its own air tour of the site by small plane or helicopter. You will now receive updates from
Dark tourism on steroids: Airline plans flight to nowhere over Chernobyl nuclear disaster iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A flight to nowhere with an apocalyptic twist to take to the skies above Chernobyl stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.