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nuclear winter

[noo-klee-er win-ter, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli ər ˈwɪn tər, ˈnyu- /
NOUN
China syndrome
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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

The voice emanating from the aluminum speaker grid was as serious as a nuclear winter.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer