Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl explosion that caused the worst nuclear accident the world has ever known. A few interesting links:
Time Magazine photos of the abandoned town of Pripyat (housing for Chernobyl workers), 25 years later.
More pictures, from an Economist blog.
LA Times article on how there is still uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the disaster.
The Atlantic article on Chernobyl as a tourist attraction
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-Oliver