Fires ignited by an all-out nuclear war detonations would likely inject around 147 million tons of soot into the atmosphere. These soot aerosols would encircle the entire globe within weeks, plunging the Earth into an enduring nuclear winter
Daily Mail: A US–Russia nuclear war could 'plunge Earth into a 10-year winter' causing plummeting global temperatures and constant darkness, scientists find
* Fires started by nukes would inject 147 million tons of soot into the atmosphere
* Blanketing the globe within weeks this soot would blot out light from the sun
* As a result global temperatures would decrease by an average of around 16°F
* The results highlight the disastrous consequences of nuclear war, experts said
Were the United States and Russia to engage in full-out atomic warfare, the consequences would plunge the Earth into a 10-year nuclear winter.
Fires ignited by nuclear detonations would likely inject around 147 million tons (150 billion kilograms) of soot into the atmosphere.
Winds in the stratosphere would cause these soot aerosols to encircle the entire globe within weeks, plunging the Earth into an enduring nuclear winter.
Blotting out the light of the sun, the soot clouds would cause average surface temperatures to drop by almost 16.2°F (9°C).
The experts predict that it would take around seven years for the curtain of soot to begin to visibly clear — and three more for light to return to normal levels.
The war's atmospheric effects would also see the monsoon collapse and a significant increase in the variability of the El Niño cycle.
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WNU Editor: The full findings of the study were published here .... Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
8 comments:
Perhaps a solution to global warming?
No more liberals.
Damn, someone beat me to the global warming quip.
Just my luck that I got in first Daniel. I rarely do.
For those who believe in Mother Earth, or, Mother Nature, perhaps it is "she" causing the ice caps to melt in an effort to dilute the oceans offsetting, in part, the damage plastic waste has done. That is to help save some of the fish for the next era, once mankind has pretty much obliterated itself from the face of the Earth. Something that should likely occur in the next 10 or so years.
Ab out you intellectual speed Bob. New age Malthusian mumbo jumbo..
It must be so fun to be you. I pity you. A hamster must have more brain power than you.
Insulting people over the internet anonymously is so much fun, isn't it?
I'd insult him face to face, but Bob is anonymous ( It is like saying I am Jim smith) and it is a far trip to where ever (St. Petersburg?). But if I were in the area, I would insult his poor morals and low IQ. It would be easy.
On the Beach.
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