Radiation’s Effects On Animals
Small animals are typically exposed to radiation through the foods they eat, which they then consume. The radiation is transported up the food chain when a small animal such as a squirrel consumes a radioactive mushroom because fungi absorb a great amount of radiation. When a larger species such as a lion consumes a squirrel, the radiation is transferred up the food chain again.
Radiation’s Effects on Animals
Fires At Chernobyl
A fire in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone would be a catastrophe on a whole different scale, as it would have the potential to spread the radiation considerably further. A contributing factor to this is that the government has mostly ignored the area’s forests, allowing objects such as deadwood (which is prone to catching fire) to build up over time. Radiation is easily transported for miles in the same way that smoke is.
Fires at Chernobyl
