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Re:Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosi... by throw63738 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @05:38AM (#28614540)
There was real hype about terraforming and redirecting rivers from North to South.
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Re:Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosi... by adwww on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @06:47AM (#28614904)
nothing could possibly have gone wrong there...
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Re:Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosi... by joconde on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @10:33AM (#28616729)
How do we avoid fallout in that case?
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Re:Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosi... by xeromal on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @11:40AM (#28617627)
A lot of fallout comes from detonating over the ground so that the force smacks into earth and spins up a ton of debris which is breathed in and causes all those nasty diseases. How long a place is irradiated is pretty much tied to how long those particulates float around causing mayhem. After that, sweeping up all the debris and containing it is a solid way of preparing the area for humans again.
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Re:Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosi... by hutzlibu on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:17AM (#28625699)
"After that, sweeping up all the debris and containing it is a solid way of preparing the area for humans again."

Sounds like lots of effort. And would still leave me wondering at every rock I encounter, of whether I should avoid this one, because it was overlooked.

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Re:Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosi... by tantalor on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @11:18AM (#28617332)
Underground detonation.
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