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Radiation poisoning, also called "radiation sickness" or a "creeping dose", is a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation. The term is generally used to refer to acute problems caused by a large dosage of radiation in a short period, though this also has occurred with long-term exposure to low-level radiation.
On the Beach (1959) – film depicting a gradually dying, post-apocalyptic world in Australia that remained after a nuclear Third World War; On the Beach (Showtime, 2000) – a remake of the 1959 film. One Night Stand (1984) – an Australian film directed and written by John Duigan. Four teenagers are in the Sydney Opera House when news breaks ...
Threads is a 1984 British apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain, specifically on the city of Sheffield in Northern England.
Recognizing the impact of the 2019 television drama, Chernobyl [citation needed], and its detailed chronicle and exposure of the failings of the Soviet system, Rodnyansky and Kozlovsky instead sought to focus on the human story, and particularly on the liquidators, whose individual heroism prevented the disaster escalating even further at great ...
Nuclear power: radiation: Hitomi Kamanaka: 2011 Baraka: Natural phenomena, Human behavior: Ron Fricke: 1992 Before the Flood: Global Climate Change: Mark Monroe 2016 Before Vanishing: Water pollution: Barada (river) Joude Gorani: 2005 The Bell of Chernobyl: Chernobyl nuclear disaster: Rollan Sergienko 1987 Bhopal Express: Air pollution: from a ...
Activist Maya Penn has revealed the trailer and cast for her upcoming directorial debut, “Asali: Power of the Pollinators.” Penn dropped the trailer at South By Southwest during the Empowering ...
Acute radiation syndrome (ARS), also known as radiation sickness or radiation poisoning, is a collection of health effects that are caused by being exposed to high amounts of ionizing radiation in a short period of time. [1] Symptoms can start within an hour of exposure, and can last for several months.
Exposing skin to infrared radiation near visible light (IR-A) leads to increased production of free radicals. [41] Short-term exposure can be beneficial (activating protective responses), while prolonged exposure can lead to photoaging. [42] Another important factor is the distance between the worker and the source of radiation.