Fossil fuels are one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases on our planet today. Using renewable energy is an extremely important step towards saving the environment from disasters. But we all know we’re far away from ending our dependence on fossil fuels completely. However, it’s not impossible that large-scale production of renewable energy can […]
What’s Stopping the World from Being Nuclear-free?
The world has seen the devastation brought about by the use of nuclear weapons in 1945. Since then, several countries have tried to acquire nuclear weapons. Today, only nine countries of the world possess them. The rest are believed to have given up their plans of acquiring nuclear arsenal. Experts still ponder over the reasons […]
5 Main Reasons to Free the World from Nuclear Weapons
The world has seen two massive wars and the destruction caused by the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Now, after so many years, things are beginning to change. The Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty came into effect in January 2021. There has been an increased optimism among the proponents of nuclear disarmament ever since. Of course, […]
A Nuclear Catastrophe That Changed the World
On the 6th of August 1945, the US dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city, Hiroshima. More than 70,000 lives were lost in an instant. Three days later, it dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. It took the lives of another 40,000. This was the most devastating event in the history of […]
4 Best Alternatives to Nuclear Energy
On the 26th of April 1986, there was a sudden rise in power at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. This caused an explosion and fire that destroyed Unit 4 of the plant. As a result, more than 200,000 people had to be relocated. The worst was yet to come. On the 11th of March 2011, […]