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Nuclear war can reverse global warming [1]. Some argue that since nuclear weapons exist, they will likely be used sooner or later. 1. https://news.nationalgeog

• gambiting 8y ago
  I thought it was almost decided recently(definitely later than 2011) that actually, nuclear war wouldn't cause global cooldown, or if it did it would be extremely temporary, definitely not on the scale of decades or centuries. Another interesting fact is that we have detonated nearly 2500 nukes since we first made them, and it had observably zero impact on climate, despite each one releasing gigantic amounts of energy into the atmosphere.
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  • cft 8y ago
    A global nuclear war will certainly reduce the subsequent CO2 emissions, even if nuclear winter model is incorrect
  • jeremyjh 8y ago
    Most of the purported cooling comes from the ashes of burning cities blanketing the atmosphere; so we would not expect any effect from tests. Still I think the methodology of the studies that produced this theory have been widely discredited.
• Cieplak 8y ago
  The nuclear explosions would send massive clouds of dust high into the stratosphere, blocking so much sunlight that a nuclear winter would result. Global temperatures would plunge 20°C to 40°C for several months, and remain 2 - 6°C lower for 1-3 years. Up to 70% of the Earth's protective stratospheric ozone layer would be destroyed, allowing huge doses of ultraviolet light to reach the surface. This UV light would kill much of the marine life that forms the basis of the food chain, resulting in the collapse many fisheries and the starvation of the people and animals that depend it. The UV light would also blind huge numbers of animals, who would then wander sightlessly and starve. The cold and dust would create widespread crop failures and global famine, killing billions of people who did not die in the nuclear explosions. The "nuclear winter" papers were widely credited with helping lead to the nuclear arms reduction treaties of the 1990s, as it was clear that we risked catastrophic global climate change in the event of a full-scale nuclear war. https://www.wunderground.com/resources/climate/nuke.asp https://www.wunderground.com/resources/climate/nuke.asp
• Vinnl 8y ago
  Well... Reversing global warming isn't a goal in itself; it's the means to making/keeping the planet pleasantly habitable for us :P
• rbanffy 8y ago
  Every problem has a solution that's simple, elegant, and wrong.