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Q66 (CDS-II/2009) Environment & Ecology › Climate Change & Global Initiatives › Climate science and impacts Answer Verified

Consider the following statements I. Nuclear winter is a term that describes the predicted climatic effects of nuclear war. II. A 2008 study published in the proceeding of the National Academy of Science, USA found that a 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. Which of the statements given above is/are corrcet?

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: C
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Statement I is correct as nuclear winter describes the severe and prolonged global climatic cooling effect predicted to occur after widespread firestorms following a nuclear war . Statement II is also correct. A landmark 2008 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by Mills et al. (including researchers like Brian Toon and Alan Robock) analyzed a regional nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan. The study concluded that the injection of 5 million tons of soot into the stratosphere would cause massive heating, leading to chemical reactions that would create a near-global ozone hole. This depletion would result in a significant increase in harmful UV-B radiation reaching the Earth's surface [3], causing severe human health issues and environmental damage lasting for approximately a decade.

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  1. [1] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 12: Major Crops and Cropping Patterns in India > Biotic: Living > p. 116
  2. [3] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 19: Ozone Depletion > Effects on air quatity > p. 272
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