This is the first image captured of Chernobyl, taken 14 hours after the explosion on April 26, 1986.
The photo was snapped from a helicopter assessing radiation levels over the disaster area. The image is grainy due to the intense radiation in the air, which began damaging the camera film as soon as it was exposed.
Igor Kostin, the photographer, found that the radiation affected his camera's motors after about 20 photos. When he processed his films, only the image above was usable. All other photos, affected by high radiation levels, came out completely black.
Kostin's visit to Chernobyl was not legal or approved by the authorities. The incident's news was largely hidden. However, Kostin was later given permission to photograph the disaster site, the evacuation of residents in Pripyat, and the 30 km zone around the power plant. His images helped reveal the catastrophe to the world.
Despite his closeness to the site, Kostin did not receive deadly amounts of radiation. He died in a car crash in 2015 when he was 78.
Around 250 million years ago, the Earth faced a catastrophic event known as the Great Dying, which caused mass extinctions. In the midst of this turmoil, an injured amphibian named Broomistega sought refuge from the harsh conditions. It found solace in a small, warm burrow, already occupied by a dormant Thrinaxodon, an ancestor of mammals, about the size of a fox.
Although the researchers discovered two puncture marks on Broomistega, they concluded that they did not match the Thrinaxodon's dental structure. Despite having broken ribs, Broomistega showed signs of healing, suggesting its injury wasn't due to a conflict with the Triassic creatures.
The cohabitation between Broomistega and Thrinaxodon was peaceful until a muddy flood suddenly buried them in the burrow while they peacefully rested together.
🤳🇺🇸 Insolite : une Américaine a retrouvé l’identité d’un homme qui la harcelait anonymement depuis un an sur #Tiktok, à partir des informations qu’il laissait sur son compte.
🚨 Un drame évité samedi après-midi à Limay. Un enfant de 8 ans est tombé accidentellement dans la Seine. Son père s’est jeté dans le fleuve pour le secourir mais s’est retrouvé en difficultés.
Mohamed, un adolescent de 12 ans, qui se trouvait à proximité, n’a pas hésité une seconde pour sauter dans l’eau afin de les sauver de la noyade.
Ce geste héroïque du jeune garçon a été salué par les nombreux témoins et sur les réseaux sociaux.
Sorties de l’eau avant l’arrivée des secours, les deux victimes ont été conduites en urgences à l’hôpital Francois Quesnay de Mantes-la-Jolie.
Mohamed a notamment été félicité par les forces de l’ordre. Un écusson de la police nationale lui a été remis. Bravo à ce héros ! 👏🏅❤️ (via Mantes Actu)