![]() ![]() One 1965 study placed several women from the British town of York into a fallout shelter to simulate surviving just the first few days of isolation and boredom following a nuclear explosion. Without sufficient water or food, in the aftermath of an unprecedented nuclear conflict and facing another unprecedented crisis, it goes without saying that society would be hard-pressed to maintain order. And if as little as 10% of crops die off, famine could spread around the globe. ![]() Plants, livestock, and wild animals would perish in substantial numbers as cultivated crops die without the water they need to survive. ![]() Legendary scientist Carl Sagan and his peers agreed in a study that “for many simulated exchanges of several thousand megatons, in which dust and smoke are generated and encircle the Earth within one to two weeks, average light levels can be reduced to a few percent of ambient, and land temperatures can reach -15 to -25 degrees C.” They concluded that such a nuclear winter would reduce rainfall worldwide by up to 75% and visibility in areas near the blast by up to 90%.Īs rain diminishes and temperatures crash, global ecosystems will feel the pressure. Striking with instantaneous speed and unleashing a firestorm of unimaginable proportions, a nuclear warhead can pulverize thousands of tons of earth, irradiating and ejecting it into the upper atmosphere-gradually spreading radioactive fallout over hundreds of miles.Įach tiny particle will be radioactive for weeks, months, and years to come, exposing anyone that comes in contact with them to dangerous radiation. Full-blown nuclear war is, without a doubt, the mother of all nightmare scenarios. ![]()
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