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NUCLEAR WINTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nuclear winter
1, record 1, English, nuclear%20winter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the wake of a nuclear attack, even of moderate scope, there would be pronounced biospheric impacts for Britain. The climatic conditions, known collectively as "nuclear winter", would serve to kill off much vegetation and to significantly damage surviving vegetation. The most widespread damage would more likely be caused through "chill injury" than through "freeze injury". Many agricultural crops would die in the fields, or fail to produce grain, fruits and tubers in any but meagre amounts. The main environmental insults, viz. reduced temperature and light, would be aggravated, often in synergistic fashion, through additional assaults, e.g. irregular rainfall patterns, powerful winds, chemical pollutants and (eventually) UV-B radiation. 2, record 1, English, - nuclear%20winter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hiver nucléaire
1, record 1, French, hiver%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conséquence des poussières émises par un grand nombre d'explosions atomiques simultanées. 2, record 1, French, - hiver%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les conséquences d'un conflit nucléaire généralisé ne sont pas seulement les destructions locales par les explosions nucléaires elles-mêmes ou le danger de la radioactivité. Ce sont aussi des centaines de millions de tonnes de poussières et d'énormes nuages de fumées et de suie qui obscurcissent l'atmosphère et modifient le climat de la Terre. Les nombreux scénarios de guerre nucléaire établis par les scientifiques s'accordent aujourd'hui sur ce point : les survivants d'un conflit généralisé, plongés dans une nuit lugubre, devront affronter le terrible hiver nucléaire pendant plus d'une année. 3, record 1, French, - hiver%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
- Armas QBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- invierno nuclear
1, record 1, Spanish, invierno%20nuclear
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hipótesis configurada por simulación (a través del modelo TAPPS), conforme a la cual una guerra nuclear de gran envergadura ocasionaría drásticos cambios climatológicos, equivalentes a un largo y severo invierno, que acabaría con la vida del planeta tal como hoy la conocemos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - invierno%20nuclear
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