Nuclear winter

1. NUCLEAR WINTERExtreme WeatherBrooke Callaghan 2. BACK GROUND Late 20thcenturydiscoveries onenvironmentalimpact of anuclear war TTAPS study:Dust/ ashreleased fromburning ofplastics andfuels in anuclear warwould producea nuclearwinter 3. NUCLEAR WINTER FORMATIONNuclear explosionsAsh spread by winds all around earth instratosphereSunlight blockedTemperaturedropDust/ ash released intoatmosphereCollapse of foodchainDestructionof Humanrace 4. 5,000 megatons ofnuclear bombs=225 million tons ofsmoke Weeks to monthsof sunlightblockage Temperatures -15to -25 degrees 5. OZONE DESTRUCTION 6. WORLD REACTION TO THEORYUN reported : The criticisms and objections that have been raised from timeto time do not invalidate that a large-scale nuclear war would have asignificant effect on global climate 7. POLICY IMPLICATIONS/WARPROTECTION INF START 8. VOLCANOES Potential cause of nuclear winter when a pole shift causes a bucklingin earths crust and volcanoes become hyperactive Sulfur-rich gas emitted would combine with water vapor to produceclouds of sulfuric acid Sunlight would be absorbed and reflected off of acid droplets whichwould block sunlight and reduce temperatures 9. WORKS CITED"Possible Earth Events." Volcanoes & Nuclear Winter. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.. Copy & Paste | ParentheticalThe Editors of Encyclopdia Britannica. "nuclear winter." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica,n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. . Copy & Paste |Parenthetical"Top 10 Tips for Surviving a Nuclear Winter - Listverse." Listverse. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.. Copy & Paste | Parentheticalhttp://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/pdf/RobockAmbioNW.pdf