How ecosystem affect bcz of nuclear explosion
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There are a great deal of hazardous substances used and disposed of during production of nuclear weaponry. These include plutonium, uranium, benzene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), strontium, cesium, mercury and cyanide. All of these materials have negative impacts on the environment and often find their way into oceans, rivers and soil harming wildlife living local to the production of the weaponry.
Unlike conventional bombs, the power of nuclear weapons comes from thermal and ionizing radiation generated by the splitting or joining together of atoms. Ionizing radiation, unique to the nuclear bomb, causes additional damage and death. Exposure to this form of radiation causes the victim to suffer greatly, with no effective medical treatments to help them.
Synonymous with nuclear explosions, "mushroom clouds" are formed through the displacement of vast amounts of earth, water and debris which becomes radioactive. This debris then falls back to earth and contaminates very large areas surrounding the initial location of the explosion rendering it uninhabitable for many years.
Key Environmental Effects of a Nuclear Explosion
- Global temperature crash.
- Ozone depletion around inhabited regions of ~40% and ~70% at poles.
- Thick smoke layer remains in the atmosphere blocking the sun's rays for a prolonged period of time.
- Less sunlight means agriculture suffers.
- Food-production in nearby areas will be contaminated by radiation.
- Contamination of water sources.
Based on the number of nuclear bombs dropped, the resulting flames would produce 5 million tons of carbonaceous smoke particles.