ChileRelleno 7,071 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Take a few minutes of your time to explore 100yr'ol history that still directly affects people today. The Real “No-Go Zone” of France: A Forbidden No Man’s Land Poisoned by War http://www.messynessychic.com/2015/05/26/the-real-no-go-zone-of-france-a-forbidden-no-mans-land-poisoned-by-war/ 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 That shits crazy. 300-700 yrs to clean up. Thats A LOT of munitions. Thanks for the read Chile. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HB of CJ 1,263 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Thank you ChilieRelleno. Very sobering indeed. I just had the most horrible thought; ... what will future humans make of huge great swaths of land measuring thousands and thousands of square miles of former major city sites in areas all over the world that 1000 years from now still resemble sites of major battle fields of WW1 in France? Yikes. Seems we may have still a great deal to learn? Just me. HB Edited May 31, 2015 by HB of CJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SHOTGUN MESIAH 855 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Mankind has poisoned this planet beyond belief. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haugpatr 972 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Maybe a possibility of cheap surplus ammo? LOL! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sim_Player 1,939 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) That my friends is pollution.... AKA "Terra-Change" I coined it first! I have one question... Can we pave over it and ship water in from sub-saharan Africa? (Small bottles please.) Incredible story. The author's critique of FOX hurt the article. Edited May 31, 2015 by Sim_Player Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sobrenegade 795 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Mankind has poisoned this planet beyond belief. This is just a representation of what every battle zone is. I imagine all the countries where conflicts took place have the same conditions, but maybe at a lower percentage. SE Asia, the Middle East, as well as a great share of Africa come to mind with unaccounted amounts of mines and munitions. It makes me wonder, now, if Great Britain would ever attempt this type of inquiry seeing as though unexploded ordinance is being found and dug up by farmers frequently. When a kid finds a hand grenade on an Easter egg hunt, what else? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lumberman 116 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Fascinating. I studied in France and was totally unaware of these areas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dad2142Dad 6,559 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Don't capitulate and you won't have this problem 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Hartley 526 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Funny this topic comes up now, Friday I finished Winged Victory by Yeates and I just started Winged Warfare in World War I by Billy Bishop. Almost all the action in both books takes place in the Red Zones listed in the article. Very interesting but also very sad. A huge waste of resources and manpower for no real reason. Doug 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I was expecting something rather different. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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