the general secretary of the Communist Party of theSoviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. The message: There had been an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but the reactor was intact. “In the first hours and even the first day after the accident there was no understanding...
Not doing that could cause consequences similar to the Chernobyl disaster, so it is better tomanage your program and the communication with your affiliates proactively. You will need a sound plan, tailored to the specifics of your business and affiliates. We will discuss the steps you need to ...
We can generally predictwherea natural disaster occurs but notwhen. Rivers flood, big faults create earthquakes, and volcanoes erupt. It’s the timing and size of the disaster that’s random and unpredictable. And people don’t like random. The best we can do is have a system in place to...
In January 2015, we published a short, animated video that tried to put people's fears in perspective. How did Japan's nuclear accident happen? What is Fukushima like now? Can travelers safely visit Fukushima? How high is the radiation risk in the rest of Japan? How did Japan's nuclear...
However, outside considerations greatly affect the average dose. Where and how you live affects the amount of radiation exposure you receive. For example, people who live in the Pacific Northwest part of the United States typically only receive about 240 mrem from natural and man-made sources. ...
Just as I did in the previous chapter, I’ll use Green Premiums to show why getting rid of these greenhouse gases is too expensive today, and to make the case that we need some new inventions. Which brings me tocow burps and pig manure. Look inside a person’s stomach and you’ll ...
but it’s huge for the average Joe who probably last read a book in high school or college if they went to one. You’re talking on the order of 5 to 25 years. And if they did, many read cliff notes and not the actual book. Guess that’s my thinking. There is an element of ...
It sounds like a nightmare come true. During a military offensive as part of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fire broke out at Europe's largest nuclear power station, the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the southern city of Enerhodar.
How many amputations were there during the Crimean War? How many soldiers did the Russian Empire have? How many people survived the Rwandan genocide? How many died in the Peasants' Revolt in Germany? How many cancer deaths occurred from Chernobyl? How many non-Jews were killed in the Holocaus...
67.Development Planning– Making citizens happy through smart development planning and understanding the bigger picture. 68.Crowd Simulation– Mastering the collective dynamics of interacting objects in urban phenomena at the scale of individual households, people, and units of real estate and at time ...