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DECEPTION ISLAND, ANTARCTICA
Located 75 miles north of Antartica, Deception island was once a permanent scientific base. Unfortunately, the volcanic eruptions left the Island abandoned. We can’t blame nature for what it happened, but we can say humans did something terrible here too. All the industrial buildings, equipment, fuelling stations, and pumps are making this Island an eyesore. Yes, it does have a touristic value for its background, but no natural beauty. That’s not enough for the world we live in.
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AGDAM, AZERBAIJAN
In the year of 1993, the forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic took Agdam under siege. An artillery strike from the Nagorno’s collaborator, Armenia, forced a massive evacuation of Agdam leaving the city completely destroyed. Nagorno’s Republic feared Azerbaijan will fight back and try to recapture Agdam. This never happened, nor the city ever became inhabited again. Another war disaster left a place destroyed for life.
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BIKINI ATOLL, PACIFIC OCEAN
Between 1948 and 1958, the USA performed 23 nuclear testings in the remote island of Bikini Atoll. These nuclear bombs were much more powerful than those launched on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Can you even imagine what happened to people living there? Although the population was relocated, there were still consequences in numerous cancer cases and birth defects. A high price to pay for a project that was shut down half a century ago.
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NEVADA TEST SITE, USA
Back in 1950, US president Truman ordered underground nuclear testing for 928 nuclear bombs. This would’ve been a secret if some of the mushroom clouds from the testing weren’t rising up to 100 miles away. Despite the fact there was an increased number of cancer patients, the testings continued until 2012. There are stories they even last up to today! You can visit the area as a tourist, but who would like to live in a place like this?