The Runit Dome, also known as the “nuclear coffin,” is a concrete sarcophagus located on Runit Island in the Marshall Islands. It contains 73,000 cubic meters of radioactive debris from 68 nuclear detonations and biological warfare remains that were left behind by the United States government between 1946 and 1958. The Runit Dome was constructed in 1980 as a means of containing … [Read more...] about The Runit Dome: A Concrete Sarcophagus Leaking Radioactive Waste into the Pacific Ocean
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A dramatic photo captures a rare sight of Hawaii’s 65-foot-tall Lava Dome
The Mauna Ulu eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano lasted an astonishing 1,774 days, spanning five years. It was Kilauea's longest-running eruption at the time, with 460 million cubic yards of lava generated. The spectacular eruption was visible to the public via observation platforms from 1969 to 1974, and it generated several extraordinary natural phenomena rarely observed … [Read more...] about A dramatic photo captures a rare sight of Hawaii’s 65-foot-tall Lava Dome