August 24, 2015 at 3:19 pm

A Chilling Visualization of Every Nuclear Detonation from 1945 to Present

by twistedsifter

 

Since 1945 there have been a staggering 2,153 nuclear detonations on our planet. The team at Orbital Mechanics put together this chilling visualization that shows where every detonation occurred in chronological order.

LEGEND
Atmospheric: red
Underground: yellow
Underwater: blue

Code / Visuals: Ehsan Rezaie
Sound: Phil Rochefort & Patrick Trudeau

 

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