Article 53DVH Cold war atomic tests led to increased rainfall on Shetland

Cold war atomic tests led to increased rainfall on Shetland

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Patrick Barkham
from Science | The Guardian on (#53DVH)

Electric charge released by radiation from nuclear testing thickened clouds thousands of miles away, research finds

Nuclear bombs detonated during the cold war caused atmospheric changes that increased rainfall thousands of miles away, research suggests.

The electric charge released by radiation from atomic tests carried out mostly by the US and Soviet Union in the 1960s led to increased rainfall on Shetland.

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