According to a peer-reviewed study published in the popular revision journal “Nature” and experts claim, Australia and New Zealand would be the only two countries that could avoid a catastrophic nuclear war. Experts believe that due to their geographical location, these countries will be able to continue farming despite the impact of nuclear winter.
100 million degree temperature and “blackout”
Annie Jacobson, author of ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’ and Armageddon expert, has warned that the temperature of the fireballs created by nuclear explosions could reach 100 million degrees Celsius.
Speaking on ‘The Diary of a CEO’ podcast, he said that the initial blasts may have killed millions, but the real disaster would come later.
According to him, agricultural areas like Iowa and Ukraine can remain covered with snow for about 10 years. When agriculture fails completely, people will start dying of hunger.
According to Jacobson, the damage to the ozone layer and radiation could make things worse. People in Australia and New Zealand can survive, but they will have to live in darkness. They will have to struggle for food and take shelter underground to avoid radiation.
However, due to the distance from the rest of the world and the influence of the ocean, there may be some protection from severe temperature drops there.
The struggle is going on in many countries of the world…
The report comes at a time when tensions between Israel, the US and Iran are at their peak. Attacks on Iran have intensified and are being repeated by both sides.
Along with this, the war between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for the last four years. On the other hand, with the news of Afghanistan’s Taliban attacking Pakistan, a country with nuclear weapons, the threat has also increased in South Asia.
There is also tension between China and Taiwan. Along with this, there is a situation of conflict in many areas of Europe, Africa and Asia.
How does nuclear winter actually affect the environment?
Nuclear winter is not just the name of extreme cold, but it is a scientific process of the whole ecosystem of the earth being stopped. According to scientists, its main effects can be as follows—
Stopping of sunlight…
When nuclear explosions occur, cities and forests go up in flames. The black smoke and soot emitted from it accumulates in the stratosphere. This layer blocks the sunlight from reaching the earth, causing darkness to cover the whole world. This condition can be called a “blackout”.
Drastic drop in temperature…
Due to the lack of sunlight, the earth’s temperature can drop suddenly. According to research, temperatures can drop to -20°C to -30°C in interior continental areas (such as Central America or Russia). These conditions may last not for a few weeks or months, but for almost 10 years.
Ozone layer depletion…
Nitrogen oxides released from nuclear explosions cause serious damage to the ozone layer. When the smoke clears years later, the ozone layer will be very thin and the sun’s ultraviolet rays will fall directly on Earth. This can cause skin cancer in humans, blindness and dangerous changes in the DNA of plants.
End of agriculture and food chain…
This can be the most dangerous effect. Photosynthesis will stop due to lack of sunlight and extreme cold, due to which the plants will start dying. The so-called “breadbasket” regions of the world (such as Ukraine and the US Midwest) can become snowy deserts. As the sea temperature drops, marine life and fish will also begin to decline.
About 150 million tons of soot and smoke can reach the environment. This could reduce global rainfall by up to 90 percent, leading to severe drought. According to one estimate, about 2 to 3 billion people who survived the initial explosions may later die of starvation.
That is why some experts consider Australia and New Zealand relatively safe, because there the influence of the sea will not allow the temperature to drop so much that agriculture becomes completely impossible.
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