How Would Nuclear War Affect the Weather?

03/28/19 • 9 min

Meteorologists Ari Sarsalari and Dr. Jeff Masters discuss the catastrophic impacts nuclear war could have on the weather for the entire planet. Mass casualties, disease and famine are just part of the story. For more, see Masters' article on Weather Underground.

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