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U.N. launches new nuclear war impact study, first since 1988

A prevous study on climatic and global effects of nuclear war raised awareness of the concept of "nuclear winter."

The symbolic Doomsday Clock is at 89 seconds to midnight.
The symbolic Doomsday Clock is at 89 seconds to midnight. (Dan Meyers/Unsplash)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the formation of an independent scientific panel of experts to study the physical and societal consequences of nuclear war.

The 21-member panel will examine the potential impacts – ranging from public health and ecosystems to agriculture and global socioeconomic systems – on a local, regional, and planetary scale in the days, weeks, and decades after such a devastating event, Guterres said on Thursday.

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