is it? Me and my friend were talking about it, and I couldn't say yes or no. I seemed thought provoking, so I thought I'd put it up here to see what you guys and girls thought about it.
Poll: is the BP oil spill in america equivilent to chernobyl?
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Not even close. Nice thinking but Chernobyl was much much worse. It hit all of Europe and had devastating effects to humans everywhere. You couldn't buy normal food anymore.
Oh god no.
Was it stupid? Yes. Was it preventable? Yes. Is it really, really bad? Yes.
Is it as long-lasting, destructive, and devastating as a nuclear meltdown? God no.
Was it stupid? Yes. Was it preventable? Yes. Is it really, really bad? Yes.
Is it as long-lasting, destructive, and devastating as a nuclear meltdown? God no.
Perhaps, however, it seems that something like that would only be decided once the smoke (Or oil in this case) clears and people can take a look at the damage that was done.
Chernobyl wasn't as bad as this. At it's worst it only affected a 50 mile radius. The oil spill has potential devastating effects on most marine life.
Global companies need to be held accountable for their actions.
Global companies need to be held accountable for their actions.
Dunno, are we going to be crawling through it in the next COD game?
(People also died in Chernobyl, don't forget. And this isn't a city.)
(People also died in Chernobyl, don't forget. And this isn't a city.)
of course not. not even close. The spill could kill all life within 20 miles of the gulf, but the environment would recover because it isnt radioactive. chernobyl is going to be killing the environment for hundreds of years, even if some life can addapt/ignore the radiation.
exactly this... hmmm an oil spill compared to the single greatest nuclear accident ever... it's not something that can be compared....Dormin111 said:
Meh, that caesium level is natural in Cornwall anyway. Still didn't lead to the extinction of certain forms of life.Dormin111 said:
Uh, care to provide any source validation for that statement?[/quote]Dormin111 said:
First, the granite bed of Cornwall is naturally radioactive. Secondly, don't you think we should actually wait until the slicks cleared up before we start measuring? I'm just going on the fact that certain betting shops are already running lotteries on extinction events.
