Nuclear Winter In Australia And New Zealand: Beyond Darkness
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What happens when the unthinkable becomes scientifically inevitable? Beyond Darkness: Nuclear Winter in Australia and New Zealand presents a chilling, rigorously researched examination of the catastrophic climatic and ecological consequences that a nuclear war would unleash upon the Southern Hemisphere — a region long assumed to be insulated from the worst of global conflict. Dr. A. Barrie Pittock, one of Australia's most distinguished atmospheric scientists, marshals compelling scientific data to argue that no corner of the planet, not even the remote nations of Australia and New Zealand, would be spared from the prolonged darkness, plummeting temperatures, and agricultural collapse that would follow a large-scale nuclear exchange. Pittock's work sits at the urgent intersection of science and public policy, written with the authority of a leading researcher at CSIRO and the moral clarity of a committed advocate for nuclear disarmament. The prose is precise yet deeply accessible, transforming complex atmospheric modelling into a stark warning that resonates far beyond the laboratory. A landmark text in the anti-nuclear movement of the 1980s, this volume challenges readers to confront a future that science insists remains disturbingly possible — and asks whether awareness alone is enough to avert it.
Author: Dr. A. Barrie Pittock
Format: Paperback
Genre: Science
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What happens when the unthinkable becomes scientifically inevitable? Beyond Darkness: Nuclear Winter in Australia and New Zealand presents a chilling, rigorously researched examination of the catastrophic climatic and ecological consequences that a nuclear war would unleash upon the Southern Hemisphere — a region long assumed to be insulated from the worst of global conflict. Dr. A. Barrie Pittock, one of Australia's most distinguished atmospheric scientists, marshals compelling scientific data to argue that no corner of the planet, not even the remote nations of Australia and New Zealand, would be spared from the prolonged darkness, plummeting temperatures, and agricultural collapse that would follow a large-scale nuclear exchange. Pittock's work sits at the urgent intersection of science and public policy, written with the authority of a leading researcher at CSIRO and the moral clarity of a committed advocate for nuclear disarmament. The prose is precise yet deeply accessible, transforming complex atmospheric modelling into a stark warning that resonates far beyond the laboratory. A landmark text in the anti-nuclear movement of the 1980s, this volume challenges readers to confront a future that science insists remains disturbingly possible — and asks whether awareness alone is enough to avert it.