nuclear winter
nounEtymology
Coined by Richard P. Turco et al. in a 1983 paper.
Definitions
A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper…
A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.
- Scientists from the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries will meet in the Vatican Monday to discuss “nuclear winter,” the chilling climatic effect a nuclear war could have on the earth.
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