Why Hiroshima and Nagasaki are safe to live today

In August 1945, the United States abandoned atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

BBC Climate and Science Reporter Esme Stallard explains why 80 years later, the influence of explosions is undetectable.

The Second World War in Europe ended in May 1945, but the Allies, including the United Kingdom, the United States and the USSR, were fighting against Japan in East Asia.

About 71,000 soldiers from Great Britain and Commonwealth died in the war against Japan, including more than 12,000 prisoners of war who died in Japanese captivity.

The Allies had told Japan to go in July 1945, but the deadline has passed.

The United States abandoned the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and the second on Nagasaki three days later. About 214,000 people were killed in the explosions and Japan went.