Food crisis may arise if there is nuclear war between India and Pakistan

New delhi date. March 17, 2020, Tuesday

The nuclear war between India and Pakistan could lead to the biggest global food crisis in modern history. This research has been made in a research. The study, published in the journal PNAS, found that this war could suddenly create a state of global cooling. At the same time, less rainfall and no visible sunshine could affect food production and trade around the world for nearly a decade.

According to the inventor of the American Rutgers University-New Brunswick, its impact will be greater than the impact of man-made drainage change by the end of the 21st century. He believes, however, that the effects of global warming on farm productivity have been extensively studied. But for global crop development it is less likely to suddenly cool down.

Alan Robok, co-author of the study, said, "Our results tell of the reasons that emphasize the need for nuclear weapons to be destroyed, because if they are present, their use could have tragic consequences all over the world." The use of nuclear weapons would be so frightening that the death toll would be even higher than those who died prematurely. Robok, as co-author in a study recently published in the journal Science Advance, predicted that if the Indo-Pakistan nuclear war breaks out, more than one million people in the world could die instantly from starvation.

For the new study, researchers used a scenario of 50 million tons of smoke released into the upper airspace, which could result in the use of only 100 nuclear weapons. The study found that this could cool the earth to 1.8 degrees Celsius and reduce rainfall and thunderstorms by 8% for at least five years.

Impact on high calorie crops

Using computer simulation, researchers assessed its impact on the crop, suggesting that nuclear war would reduce corn production by 13%, wheat 11%, rice 3% and soybeans by 17% in five years. Researchers said that the year before, there would be a 12% reduction in foodgrains, which is four times the decline recorded in history. It will also be exposed to severe drought and volcanic eruptions.