Driving thru the steppe, we are beginning to see dark hills on the horizon. These hills were created by nuclear explosions, which were about ten times more powerful than Hiroshima and Nagasaki together.
Almost at the top of the hill, we stop our car. Then, we take our dosimeter and measure levels around. Radiations seems survivable. It is very quiet.
Iâm trying to measure the ground with the dosimeter and it does not work, I donât know why. Then the numbers begin to climb up at a frighteningly fast pace. Our guide tells us we should move fast, otherwise âthe soles of our shoes would meltâ. Itâs a local joke.
Once, the gates of hell opened here, and the earth cried a lake of an emerald color. Nuke of 110 kilotons was laid at about 1000 feet under the ground. Then, blown up. Water collected in the crater. Lake was made in the middle of the steppe almost instantaneously. And now, itâs about 700 ft deep and 900 ft wide.
After it was created, scientists introduced fish in the ...
