Whatever Remains

The photo below was taken at Euston Square tube station, it is an interesting thought to consider when in the bustling centre of London city. 

There are fewer and fewer places that remain untouched by human development, and it seems that we are now looking at nuclear wasteland as undisturbed places of interest.

Haunting Pictures Reveal the Eerie Beauty of Chernobyl  

Following the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster there are many collections of photos depicting the abandoned exclusion zone as an area of curious tranquillity.

There is also great interest in the impact of radioactivity on plant and animal life in the area, not least of all because it can help inform the impacts on human life. While there are arguments that life has thrived in the area due to the absence of humans and that some bird species appear to be adapting to the radioactivity, it cannot be denied that the environment and most of the life within it has suffered and been diminished.

At Chernobyl, Hints of Nature's Adaptation

The New York times article linked above, discusses studies of animal life around Chernobyl. While it is interesting to consider the complexity and resilience of nature, I think it is above all, poignant that nature has shown such endurance in an area unfit for human habitation.