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
Go be close to the people we love and wait for the nuclear winter?
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2025
What effect does the nuclear winter hypothesis have on nuclear deterrence and our readiness to rely on nuclear weapons as a key element of defence?
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
The threat to humanity’s very existence would come after the war, when soot from massive fires ignited by the bombings would rapidly alter the climate in a scenario known as nuclear winter.
From Scientific American • Mar. 21, 2023
The voice emanating from the aluminum speaker grid was as serious as a nuclear winter.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
