After the Castle Bravo test at Bikini Atoll on March 1st, 1954, nuclear fallout settled like snowflakes, covering Rongelap Atoll. The locals thought it was snow until it burned their skin with just a touch. According to the National Cancer Institute, a projected “55% of all cancers [on Rongelap] might be attributed to fallout exposure.” Since Medicare and Medicaid have been reinstated to the COFA agreement, the Marshallese community experiences a much easier time accessing healthcare — though it will take time to recover from the 25-year period in which they were left without.