I found Norilsk surprisingly beautiful in a brutal, horribly uncomfortable sort of way. haha.
I've actually had a fascination with Norilsk ever since i saw "Getting Out Alive: From Siberia to Suburbia" on the History Channel. For anyone who is interested the description of it on the History Channel website reads as follows "Uncovers the dangerous, arctic journey of a metal the world can't live without. An American film crew gains special access to the formerly closed city of Norilsk, Russia, a city full of secrets above the Arctic Circle where the average life expectancy is just 52. There they witness the extreme industry and machines that bring the world a supply of precious metal, and follow the nickel on a harrowing journey through the ice aboard the world's only fleet of nuclear icebreakers".
The Nickel mines and foundry gave the city life and they are also slowly killing it and its inhabitants. The Smelting operation is thought to produce 1% of the entire worlds sulfur dioxide and if i recall correctly more sulfur dioxide is produced in a year than in the entire country of France. According to a 2007 BBC report the acid rain & snow that results from the smelting is the reason why there are no trees anywhere near Norilsk and apparently some of the chemicals found in the fallout are melting the permafrost causing the foundations of some of the commie blocks to crumble.
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Says the pot to the kettle in a moment of self projection
Last edited by Docta_Love; Mar 29, 2013 at 6:14 AM.
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