1. NUCLEAR WINTERExtreme WeatherBrooke Callaghan 2. BACK GROUND Late 20th centurydiscoveries onenvironmentalimpact of a nuclearwar TTAPS study: Dust/ash released fromburning of plasticsand fuels in anuclear war wouldproduce a nuclearwinter 3. NUCLEAR WINTER FORMATIONNuclear explosionsAsh spread by winds all around earth in stratosphereSunlight blockedTemperature dropDust/ ash released into atmosphereCollapse of food chainDestruction ofHuman race 4. 5,000 megatons ofnuclear bombs= 225million tons of smoke Weeks to months ofsunlight blockage Temperatures -15 to -25degrees 5. OZONE DESTRUCTION 6. WORLD REACTION TO THEORYUN reported : The criticisms and objections that have been raised from time to time do notinvalidate that a large-scale nuclear war would have a significant effect on global climate 7. POLICY IMPLICATIONS/WAR PROTECTION INF START 8. VOLCANOES Potential cause of nuclear winter when a pole shift causes a buckling in earthscrust and volcanoes become hyperactive Sulfur-rich gas emitted would combine with water vapor to produce clouds ofsulfuric acid Sunlight would be absorbed and reflected off of acid droplets which would blocksunlight and reduce temperatures 9. WORKS CITED"Possible Earth Events." Volcanoes & Nuclear Winter. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. . Copy & Paste | ParentheticalThe Editors of Encyclopdia Britannica. "nuclear winter." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.. Copy & Paste | Parenthetical"Top 10 Tips for Surviving a Nuclear Winter - Listverse." Listverse. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. . Copy & Paste | Parentheticalhttp://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/pdf/RobockAmbioNW.pdf