Man-made disaster. Human factor with tragic consequences

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:42

Sometimes, regardless of the desire of a person and his efforts, events in life turn in such a way that nothing can be changed and it is impossible to control them. At times, these situations go beyond the scope of everyday life and turn into a global tragedy. It was then that such a situation is called "technogenic catastrophe." As a result of an unpredictable set of circumstances, a huge number of people die, buildings, streets, cities and even countries are destroyed. As a result, the whole planet is under threat. A huge number of people around the world believe that this terrible environment is a punishment for all the evil they have done to nature and to each other.

The most striking and unforgettable example is the man-made disaster that occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. It happened in the 20th century - in 1986, on April 26th. As a result of a malfunction of the reactor, an explosion occurred. It should be noted that its consequences have not yet been eliminated. This technogenicthe disaster claimed the lives of a huge number of people. The nuclear explosion, which broke the silence of the April morning, forced the evacuation of the population from the territory with a radius of 30 km from the epicenter. And this, by the way, is more than 135 thousand people.

Of course, the number of dead and exposed to radiation could be an order of magnitude lower. As always, at that time no one wanted to raise the alarm and sow panic among sections of the population. Therefore, there was no question of any precautions during evacuation. The events taking place then are vividly and emotionally shown in the film "Aurora".

Almost 28 years have passed, and the exclusion zone formed by this man-made disaster is still closed to the public. At the moment, tourists from all countries pay huge sums of money in order to get into the place where the worst nuclear accident in the history of mankind took place. Where people died without knowing why, where nature was left face to face with radiation, where there is no more normal life, and it is unlikely to be.

2011 year. Japan. On March 11, a nuclear explosion occurred on the territory of the reactors of the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. The reason for this was the earthquake and tsunami. The consequence is the exclusion zone, the evacuation of the population within a radius of up to 60 km from the epicenter of the explosion, radiation of 900 thousand terabecquerels. Yes, this is only a 5th part of the level of radiation after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. However, be that as it may, it is pain, fear, death, and more than 40 years required for recovery (according to preliminary estimates).

Technogenic disasters of the 21st century are not only accidents at stations and reactors. These are plane and train crashes, environmental pollution and shuttle explosions. Mistakes and miscalculations of people, storage of old ammunition, exceeding the level of presence of toxic and radioactive gases and substances, breakdowns and malfunctions, a sharp failure of engines and parts, negligence, malicious intent, wars and conflicts - all this can become or already are the causes of accidents. The consequence of this is a gigantic expenditure of resources, both monetary and human. Endangered species of terrestrial and marine fauna, ruined flora and the inability to restore everything - that's the worst thing. We are destroying ourselves.

Recent man-made disasters only confirm this fact: the explosion of an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, the ecological tragedy in Hungary, the accident at Fukushima-1 and many others. Each of them has tragic consequences, the price of which is life.