Regional nuclear conflict would create near-global ozone hole, says CU-Boulder study

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A new computer modeling study led by CU-Boulder scientists Brian Toon left and Michael Mills right indicates a limited nuclear weapons exchange in the Middle East would create a near-global ozone hole impacting human and ecosystem health for a decade ...
A new computer modeling study led by CU-Boulder scientists Brian Toon, left, and Michael Mills, right, indicates a limited nuclear weapons exchange in the Middle East would create a near-global ozone hole, impacting human and ecosystem health for a decade or more. Image courtesy Glenn Asakawa, University of Colorado

A limited nuclear weapons exchange between Pakistan and India using their current arsenals could create a near-global ozone hole, triggering human health problems and wreaking environmental havoc for at least a decade, according to a study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.


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