nuclear winter
noun
: the chilling of climate that is hypothesized to be a consequence of nuclear war and to result from the prolonged blockage of sunlight by high-altitude dust clouds produced by nuclear explosions
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Indeed, depending on how things go this fall, this could be ground zero for the next escalation in the gerrymandering wars that threaten to take America into a redistricting nuclear winter.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2026
When the last Basic Agreement expired in 2021, a lockout by owners created a nuclear winter for baseball that wiped out the winter meetings, froze trades and free agency, and erased part of the spring training exhibition game schedule.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The desire for scientists and others to share information during nuclear winter led to the Internet.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
In the nuclear winter scenario, cities would need to focus on sugar beets and spinach, while near-urban plots handle wheat and carrots.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2026
When the last Basic Agreement expired in 2021, a lockout by owners created a nuclear winter for baseball that wiped out the winter meetings, froze trades and free agency, and erased part of the spring training exhibition game schedule.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The desire for scientists and others to share information during nuclear winter led to the Internet.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
In the nuclear winter scenario, cities would need to focus on sugar beets and spinach, while near-urban plots handle wheat and carrots.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
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“Nuclear winter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20winter. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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