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I though ocean warming was enough of a problem as-is? Many thermo-nuclear weapons can reach temperatures exceeding one hundred-fifty million degrees. Also, th
by big_chungus 7y ago
I though ocean warming was enough of a problem as-is? Many thermo-nuclear weapons can reach temperatures exceeding one hundred-fifty million degrees. Also, that would probably wipe out the entire Pacific rim with colossal tsunamis. The radioactive fallout would then be carried throughout the world by currents, percolate throughout the ecosystems, and poison every one.
- mikeash 7y agoNukes are not that powerful. See: https://what-if.xkcd.com/15/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/15/
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- aeouaoea123123 7y agoWell, it turns out ocean warming is not what we thought it was: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1585-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1585-5 I'll add: "According to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, there has been no systematic increase in the frequency of extreme weather events, and the ongoing rise in sea level that began with the end of the ice age continues with no great increase in magnitude. The constancy of land-based records is obvious in data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration." https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-great-failure-of-the-climate-models https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-great-... Side note, the technology to massively reduce carbon emissions from cargo ships is also emerging: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkySails https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkySails