a long period of darkness and extreme cold that scientists predict would follow a full-scale nuclear war; a layer of dust and smoke in the atmosphere would cover the earth and block the rays of the sun; most living organisms would perish
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nuclear winter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cataclysm, catastrophe |
Examples of nuclear winter
nuclear winter
Lay in sufficient supplies to see you through the nuclear winter of discontent.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Richard Turco helped to originate the theory of nuclear winter with Carl Sagan.
From the newscientist.com
It's a freezing cold afternoon, nuclear-winter grey, the feeble light fading fast.
From the guardian.co.uk
Are the earlier nuclear studies referred to those of the nuclear winter hypothesis?
From the newscientist.com
Their story takes in nuclear winter, missile defence, acid rain and the ozone layer.
From the scienceblogs.com
Clearly the capital efficiency revolution was fanned in the nuclear winter.
From the avc.com
I pray that this fog will burn away, though it seems as if nuclear winter has set in.
From the ocregister.com
In 2001-2004 there was a nuclear winter for deal flow dried up almost 100%.
From the techcrunch.com
The fallout continues to blow across French soccer like a nuclear winter.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
