Wed. 10/27 - Permafrost Thaw May Unleash Radioactive Waste & Bacteria
It turns out that melting permafrost could unleash Cold War-era radioactive waste and millions of years old antibiotic resistant bacteria. Cool cool cool. Plus, a look back at when picnicking in cemeteries was a common past time––and not just for...
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Show Notes
It turns out that melting permafrost could unleash Cold War-era radioactive waste and millions of years old antibiotic resistant bacteria. Cool cool cool. Plus, a look back at when picnicking in cemeteries was a common past time––and not just for goths. And the annual drop of totally weird and probably disgusting candy cane flavors from Archie McPhee.
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Links:
- We're now at risk of radioactive waste exposure thanks to melting permafrost (Mic)
- Permafrost thaw could release bacteria and viruses (European Space Agency)
- Permafrost Thaw Could Unleash Pathogens and Radioactive Waste (Gizmodo)
- Finally: Hot dog flavored candy canes (Boing Boing)
- Candy canes episode from last year (Kottke Ride Home)
- Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries (Atlas Obscura)
- The 10 Iconic Cemeteries That Made Death Beautiful (Atlas Obscura, 2016)
- Is This Timothée Chalamet’s Xbox Modding YouTube Channel? An Investigation (Vice)
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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