Nuclear winter would bring mass starvation, death for years post-war, startling new study reveals: 'We must be prepared'

It would be a-crop-alyptic.

Amid rising tensions around the world, Penn State University scientists have revealed what the fallout would be from a nuclear war — with an unfathomable famine, mass deaths and a particular impact on an important crop after the bombs went off.

According to the dystopian study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters , the destruction would “extend well beyond the blast zones” because of nuclear winter, a catastrophic theoretical scenario in the wake of a nuke conflict.

“Nuclear wars would cause an unfathomable loss of life and genetic resources, but also a prolonged nuclear winter that would reduce agricultural area and productivity for years,” the team wrote. 3

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