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nuclear winter

[noo-klee-er win-ter, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli ər ˈwɪn tər, ˈnju- /
NOUN
China syndrome
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It would represent a small and desperately needed ray of sunshine, before what could be baseball’s nuclear winter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

In the 1970s, we were warned about a new ice age and in the 1980s of a nuclear winter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

Fundamentally, nuclear winter was about a global cooling episode, and it was based on climate model simulations.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2023

From a kitchen sink drama focused around a young couple in a South Yorkshire, then riven by the Miners' Strike, Threads shows society breaking down as nuclear winter sets in.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2023

In 1962, most non-scientists knew nothing of the possibility of nuclear winter.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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