Nuclear War Could Cause Cooling on Land, but Warming in the Oceans
Global cooling caused by nuclear warfare could devastate crops, leading to global food insecurity. How would marine ecosystems be affected by this catastrophic event?
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Cold War Nuclear Bomb Tests Affected Rain Thousands of Miles Away
Researchers at the University of Reading discovered that nuclear bomb tests in the 1950-1960s affected rain patterns thousands of miles away.
Nuclear Conflict Could Alter the Conditions of Our Oceans
In the event of worst-case nuclear war fallout, what would happen to our oceans? Climate scientists predict that our oceans would become less acidic, and shelled animals would suffer (again).
Unexpected Lessons Learned from Mid-Century Atomic Bomb Explosions
by Paris Bentley
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The immediate environmental effects of nuclear bomb testing during the Cold War era were undoubtedly devastating. Having left enormous negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts all over the world, it…