#atomic-bombing

#atomic-bombing

The bomb exploded 1,900 feet above Hiroshima with devastating effects. At least 70,000 people died in the initial blast from the bombing of Hiroshima, and the death toll over five years may have exceeded 200,000 people due to the aftereffects, according to the US Department of Energy's Office of History and Heritage Resources. Japan and anti-nuclear weapons scientists released an updated higher estimate in the 1970s that counted 140,000 deaths at Hiroshima.

Mitchell's work notably chronicles the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, focusing on the harrowing aftermath and consequences of these historical events.