Atomic legacies from Hiroshima to Kazakhstan
An enormous wind mass gusts over the steppe that extends as far as the eye can see. My body is swayed by the wind, my disheveled hair irksome. I look down at the Geiger counter in my hand, which reads 0.93µSV/h. This is more than 23 times that of the average naturally occurring radiation level in Japan (which is 0.04µSV/h).
I’ve arrived here not wearing any protective clothing, and now I wonder if that was such a good idea. I look down at my windbreaker, the only outerwear I’ve brought with me. There’s no choice but to keep wearing it for the interviews and reporting I plan to do tomorrow and the day after.
