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nuclear winter

hypothetical climatic effect of nuclear war
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Summary

nuclear winter is a scientific hypothesis[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of scientific hypothesis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,988 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Followed by: nuclear summer[3]
  • Subclass of: physical state[4], Earth's climate transition[5]
  • Commons category: Nuclear winter[6]
  • Has cause: nuclear warfare[7]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[8]
  • Different from: volcanic winter[9], impact winter[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[11]

Why It Matters

nuclear winter has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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