Chernobyl experienced a tragedy over 14 years ago, the whole city was completely radioactive after a explosion at a nuclear plant. Everything within a 30 kilometer radius was a danger zone; all things inside the radius were lifeless due to all the toxicity. Nowadays there have been multiple spotting's of trees that our growing even with the high toxicity level in the soil. Scientists that are working in the radioactive area are starting to say that radiation is not the reason for a decline in wildlife.
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By Matthew Knight, for CNN
