The World Without Us - After Chernobyl


	The World Without Us - After Chernobyl

onlinedesign

3-11-2009 12:09 AM

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chernobyl, earth, nature, radiation, animals, interesting

onlinedesign says:

Without us...they are doing a lot better than expected, in fact, exceedingly well. Go figure.

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