nuclear winter

Example Sentences

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But in reality, nobody will feel fine when nuclear winter descends.

From Salon

Yet 400 nuclear explosions in the American West would surely risk triggering nuclear winter.

From Los Angeles Times

This is about the kids, and the challenge of surviving this nuclear winter of a school year.

From Washington Post

Tens of thousands more would die the same way at Nagasaki a few days later, and the world would subsequently be hearing about megatons, mutual assured destruction, proliferation, nuclear winter, meltdowns and dirty bombs.

From Washington Post

Other research reveals that a nuclear winter would drastically alter ocean chemistry and cause serious harm to reefs and other marine ecosystems4.

From Nature