Not just wildfires. The extreme drought also caused rivers to run unusually low exposing a lot of unexploded ordnance as well. A lot of it dumped in rivers after the war to get rid of it.
Not just wildfires. The extreme drought also caused rivers to run unusually low exposing a lot of unexploded ordnance as well. A lot of it dumped in rivers after the war to get rid of it.
It never fails to amaze me how often humans toss their trash into the closest source for one of their most vital needs. Toxic waste from the local industry? Dump it in the river. Unused ordinance?...
It never fails to amaze me how often humans toss their trash into the closest source for one of their most vital needs. Toxic waste from the local industry? Dump it in the river. Unused ordinance? Dump it in the river. Human waste? Dump it in the river. Doesnt matter that we bathe in said river, or that we drink from it. We just don't wanna deal with this inconvenience in the now, so in the closest water source it goes. Hopefully the bombs that don't explode from the wildfires get disposed of in a better way, ideally recycled for other uses away from killing.
I have not been following too closely, but my understanding is that "stable" is a bit of an overstatement, and that periodically some unfortunate soul would still go boom from a previously...
I have not been following too closely, but my understanding is that "stable" is a bit of an overstatement, and that periodically some unfortunate soul would still go boom from a previously undiscovered mine.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel if proper evacuations are done and it could wipe 100%, that would be way better than the status quo. Realize that's doing a lot of 'whatif' though.
Not just wildfires. The extreme drought also caused rivers to run unusually low exposing a lot of unexploded ordnance as well. A lot of it dumped in rivers after the war to get rid of it.
It never fails to amaze me how often humans toss their trash into the closest source for one of their most vital needs. Toxic waste from the local industry? Dump it in the river. Unused ordinance? Dump it in the river. Human waste? Dump it in the river. Doesnt matter that we bathe in said river, or that we drink from it. We just don't wanna deal with this inconvenience in the now, so in the closest water source it goes. Hopefully the bombs that don't explode from the wildfires get disposed of in a better way, ideally recycled for other uses away from killing.
I have not been following too closely, but my understanding is that "stable" is a bit of an overstatement, and that periodically some unfortunate soul would still go boom from a previously undiscovered mine.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel if proper evacuations are done and it could wipe 100%, that would be way better than the status quo. Realize that's doing a lot of 'whatif' though.