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An attack of the vapours: Tennessee bill endorses chemtrails conspiracy theory

Legislation targeting baseless concept to keep state’s skies clear essentially futile given politicians cannot control sky and wind

The Guardian - US · Mar 31, 2024

Nuclear war would be more devastating for Earth's climate than cold war predictions – even with fewer weapons

Christopher Nolan’s biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer has revived morbid curiosity in the destructive power of nuclear weapons. There are now an estimated 12,512 nuclear warheads.

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2023

Faye Flam: Even a small nuclear war would mean mass famine

This century’s worst-case climate scenario isn’t global warming of 4 or even 5 degrees Celsius. It’s a nuclear winter that would trigger global cooling up to 12 or 13 degrees C.

Tribune News Service · Nov 20, 2022