nuclear winter

English

Noun

nuclear winter (plural nuclear winters)

A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.

Synonyms

nuclear holocaust

Translations

predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war

Catalan: hivern nuclear m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 核冬天 (zh) (hédōngtiān)
Danish: atomvinter c
Dutch: nucleaire winter m
Finnish: ydintalvi (fi)
French: hiver nucléaire (fr) m
Georgian: ბირთვული ზამთარი (birtvuli zamtari)

German: nuklearer Winter
Icelandic: kjarnorkuvetur m, fimbulvetur m
Japanese: 核の冬 (kaku no fuyu)
Russian: ядерная зима (jád'ernaja zimá) f
Spanish: invierno nuclear m
Turkish: nükleer kış
Welsh: y gaeaf niwclear m

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