For Nuclear Winter we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Atmospheric Chemistry, Environment, Explosives and Science.

Nuclear Winter (Atmospheric Chemistry)

In the event of a significant nuclear war, researchers (Paul Crutzen and John Birks initially) predicted that a barrier of smoke (from incinerated urban centers and forests) would fill tropospheric skies, and eventually surround the earth, reducing the tropospheric temperature and causing damage to ecosystems and atmospheric components such as stratospheric ozone. [Ambios, v11, pages 115-125, 1982] [Science; v247; 166-176; 1990.] [Chemistry in Britian; pages 927-930; November 1983.]

Nuclear Winter (Environment)

Prediction by some scientists that smoke and debris rising from massive fires of a nuclear war could block sunlight for weeks or months, cooling the earth's surface and producing climate changes that could, for example, negatively affect world agricultural and weather patterns.

Nuclear Winter (Explosives)

A controversial predicted effect of a nuclear war. The theory holds that the dust and particles thrown into the atmosphere by a massive exchange of nuclear weapons would block a large percentage of sunlight, resulting in global cooling, leading to severe winterlike weather and killing all crops.

Nuclear Winter (Science)

Global lowering of temperature expected to take place in the aftermath of a substantial nuclear weapons exchange.

Similar

Browse words that start with:

• Nu
• Nuc
• Nucl
• Nucle

Browse All Terms by First Letter

Term Search