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Carl Sagan also coined the term,Nuclear Winter. More than 20 years ago, climate scientists led by the renowned Carl Sagan coined the term “nuclear winter” to describe the global ecological destruction that would result from a massive nuclear exchange between the US and the former Soviet Union. Applying climate model simulations available to them at the time, the scientists concluded that smoke and dust produced by a catastrophic nuclear war would cause rapid drops in temperature and precipitation, block sunlight, and threaten agriculture worldwide for at least a year. ... ippnweducation.wordpress/nuclear-winter/
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:28:31 +0000

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