A nuclear blast would cause worldwide famine, according to the study, published in Nature Food on Monday, as massive amounts of soot would block sunlight, disrupt climate systems and limit food production…Even a relatively small nuclear conflict, such as one between India and Pakistan, would be devastating, researchers found…The study said after two years, with international trade at a halt and a 34.7ĀŗF temperature drop, the famine it creates would kill 255 million people. The largest scenario examined, a week-long war involving 4,400 weapons and 150 Tg, or 330.6 billion pounds, of soot – such as one that would occur between the U.S., its allies and Russia – would kill 360 million people directly – and more than 5 billion from starvation, the study said. |
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