Banned: Inside the World's Deadliest No-Go Zones What if your next vacation was a one-way ticket to a legally restricted wasteland? 🗺️ Ever noticed how some spots on Google Maps are just... blank? In this episode, we’re tearing down the 'Keep Out' signs and diving headfirst into the world’s most dangerous Forbidden Places. From the radiation-soaked ruins of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone—now hitting its haunting 40th anniversary—to the slithering, venomous nightmares of Snake Island, we explore why these sites are locked away from humanity. This isn't just a history lesson; it's a high-stakes look at Dark Tourism and the rising trend of Urbex (Urban Exploration) in 2026. 🏚️ Why are these locations blacklisted? - Toxic Legacies: The invisible killers in Fukushima and the lead-dust ghosts of Picher. - Structural Decay: Why the Paris Catacombs are literally collapsing under the weight of the dead. - Supernatural Bans: The legal curfew at Bhangarh Fort—stay after dark, and you might not come back. - Nature’s Revenge: How the earth is reclaiming North Brother Island while we aren't looking. We tackle the Toxic Legacy of environmental disasters and the Safety Hazards that turn once-thriving cities into Post-Apocalyptic zones. Whether it's the 40-year silence of Pripyat or the secret tunnels hidden beneath France, we’re uncovering the Abandoned History the authorities don't want you to see. 🚧 Are you brave enough to peer into the void, or is the Criminal Trespassing fine too high a price to pay? Join us as we rank the world's deadliest 'No-Go' zones and discuss the ethics of Responsible Dark Tourism. Love a good mystery? Hit that subscribe button, leave a 5-star review, and share this episode with someone who definitely shouldn't go to these places! ✨  

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Bright yellow green poster handpainted with the phrase, " FUCKUSHIMA 15," surrounded by hand-made origami cranes in bright colors and patterns. Recall that origami cranes are Peace symbols in Japan.

Recalling the horrific earthquake and resulting nuclear plant disaster in Fukushima Japan. What have we learned? How much research was blanked by zealous nuclear promoters? What still lingers? 🕊 + ❤️ to our extended family in Japan
2012 rpt worth re-reading:
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Today, Japan paused. 🇯🇵 March 11, 2011. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake. A tsunami. A nuclear disaster that forced 160,000 people from their homes near Fukushima Daiichi.
We remember the 22,000 lives lost.
Video: Euronews / No Comment
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#Fukushima15 #March11 #NeverForget

Counting the dead at Fukushima To say that “No one died from radiation at Fukushima” or “There have been no deaths or cases of radiation sickness from the nuclear accident” misses the point, considering what the Japanese call saiga...

His piece was published today in @thebulletin.org. (9/9)

thebulletin.org/2026/03/coun...

#Fukushima15 #NukeSky #NuclearEnergy

Ghost town in Fukushima, 2016. Image courtesy of Maxime Polleri

In a second piece, Maxime Polleri (@maximepolleri.bsky.social) offers a critique of the narrative that "No one died from radiation at Fukushima."

He unpacks three specific shortcomings.

(5/n)

#Fukushima15 #NukeSky #NuclearEnergy

Fukushima at 15: Living with radioactive hot spots and stigma as Japan's government pushes for more reactors Fifteen years later, the lived experience of people resettling the evacuation zone reveals an ongoing disaster at Fukushima—one filled with radioactive hot spots, injustices, and stigma.

His investigative reporting piece was published in @thebulletin.org and supported by @pulitzercenter.org. (4/n)

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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and surrounding areas of the exclusion zone, seen February 10. The town of Futaba is visible to the right of the plant, and Okuma to the left. Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP

15 years ago today, the world watched Fukushima-Daiichi being shattered. As an editor, I'm seeing the narrative shift from "safety at all costs" to "tripling capacity" (as seen at yesterday's Paris Nuclear Energy Summit).

But is the nuclear disaster over? (1/n)

#Fukushima15 #NukeSky #NuclearEnergy

𝟭𝟱 𝗷𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝘂𝗸𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗮 🚫⚛️
Kernenergie blijft onvoorspelbaar en gevaarlijk. Toch geeft @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu miljoenen voor kerncentrales. Terwijl dat geld hard nodig is voor wind, zon en opslag 🌬️☀️🔋
Daarom nu in Brussel: geen euro voor kerncentrales! ✊💚
#Fukushima15 #NoNuclear #StopKernenergie