Scare story: Chernobyl was the worst health catastrophe of all time! Reality: More people have died from smoking in the last year in the affected regions than from Chernobyl in the last 30
The best estimate indicates a current death toll of around 80 total for Chernobyl. I based the smoking comparison on a much higher one of about 15,000
-
-
But those 80 were killed immediately in many younger people. Whereas, if you look at smoking caused cancers, they mostly occur in old age. So they don't shorten your life in the way radiation sickness does . And, we don't know the'lag' in cancers yet re that.
-
No there were only 30 acute deaths. About 50 since then from cancer in 30 years so far
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.