The last quarter of April is rich in dates that remind us of humanity's responsibility for the future of our planet.
In particular, International Earth Day, celebrated on April 22nd, aims to draw attention to pressing environmental issues and take action to resolve them. And today, April 26th, we commemorate the 39th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster.
The accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant became not only a man-made disaster but also a bitter lesson — revealing what neglecting human lives at the state level leads to. The deliberate concealment of the true scale of the tragedy and the lack of truthful information in the media led to thousands of additional victims. This experience must serve as a warning for the modern world: openness, responsibility, and society's right to truth are important, though not the only, prerequisites for the safety of society and the environment.
These very issues were the focus of the anti-fake game "Raccoon's Note: Earth Day. Radiation. Chornobyl," held at the Chernivtsi Regional Museum of Local Lore for 6th and 7th-grade students of Chernivtsi Gymnasium N8 by Candidate of Biological Sciences and leading research fellow of the Department of Regional Nature, Tetiana Nykyrsa.
During this meeting, 7 teams competed for first place: they tested their knowledge about radiation and environmental issues in our country, debunked fakes, and disproved common myths.
During the game, participants learned a lot about radiation
and its impact on living organisms, methods of disposing of nuclear waste, the use of iodine for "preventing" radiation-induced illnesses, and more.The winning team of the game was "Chornobyl Raccoons."
Remembering the causes and consequences of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident, we must build a world where there is no place for indifference and the concealment of truthful information. After all, each of us is responsible for the changes occurring in the environment.
