Episode 679
Hiroshima buildings found in beach sand
Destroyed structures have been found as glass particles on beaches.
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
May 19, 20195m 50s
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Show Notes
Geologists from the University of California, Berkeley, found something unexpected in sand samples from Japan. Rather than natural particles, from rocks or plants, these tiny blobs of glass seem to have been formed in an atomic blast, and they might mean that the destroyed buildings of Hiroshima have been hiding in plain sight ever since. Ruby Osborn spoke to Mario Wannier about his research, which has been published in the journal Anthropocene. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
atomic bombnuclear falloutglass debrisHiroshimaUC BerkeleyMario Wannier