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SUBMITTER: Scherrer KJN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7703537 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scherrer Kim J N KJN Harrison Cheryl S CS Heneghan Ryan F RF Galbraith Eric E Bardeen Charles G CG Coupe Joshua J Jägermeyr Jonas J Lovenduski Nicole S NS Luna August A Robock Alan A Stevens Jessica J Stevenson Samantha S Toon Owen B OB Xia Lili L
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20201109 47
Nuclear war, beyond its devastating direct impacts, is expected to cause global climatic perturbations through injections of soot into the upper atmosphere. Reduced temperature and sunlight could drive unprecedented reductions in agricultural production, endangering global food security. However, the effects of nuclear war on marine wild-capture fisheries, which significantly contribute to the global animal protein and micronutrient supply, remain unexplored. We simulate the climatic effects of ...[more]