radioactive cloud
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April 1986 - Explosion at Chernobyl nuclear reactor spreads radioactive cloud across Europe.
From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2022
When a radioactive cloud rose from the Chernobyl plant in 1986 and moved toward Western Europe, Fessenheim quickly became a rallying point for West German activists.
From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2021
Rosatom has denied responsibility for the recent radioactive cloud, which was centered around a facility run by the company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2017
Decades ago, the remoteness of this area in south-central New Mexico attracted scientists looking to test the most destructive weapon mankind had ever created, sending up a radioactive cloud that blistered the sky.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2015
A great radioactive cloud was deposited on the tiny atoll of Rongalap, 150 kilometers away, where the inhabitants likened the explosion to the Sun rising in the West.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
