nuclear winter
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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
From a kitchen sink drama focused around a young couple in Sheffield, the film showed society breaking down as nuclear winter sets in.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025
It suddenly becomes far more salient, I think, looking back at the nuclear winter debate and the lessons that it offers us for today.
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2023
Robock, who previously showed the world how a nuclear winter could shroud Earth, studies SRM out of a sense of obligation.
From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2023
Scientists came up with a term for this terrifying scenario: nuclear winter.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
