This almost transparent but massive structure is very close to Chernobyl but it is not related with the nuclear power plant. It is called OTH (Over the Horizon) or Steel Yard, a military radar facility which is capable of transmitting the radar signals far beyond the conventional radars. Since electromagnetic signals travel in straight lines, large scale radar facilities had to be developed to set up early warning systems.

More pictures are on this Pripyat website

This a satellite image of a typical Amazon village taken from Google Earth. Its orderly set up bare soil streets are connected to a wider unpaved main road. This “street” is stretching on both directions connecting the neighboring villages with a total length over 800km. It might be the longest road for commercial transportation in the world. Looking from a distance, the scale of deforestation is unbelievable. Obviously, construction industry is one of the key players in this consumption.

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