Nuclear war investigation related to a limited nuclear battle with emphasis on agricultural impacts in the United States.
A limited battle involving the nuclear arsenals of India and Pakistan would have significant climatic impacts upon agricultural crop production in the United States; corn, soybeans, and winter wheat yields would be significantly reduced in the Corn Belt region of the US. The most severe impacts would occur during the second year after the modeled nuclear battle.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. dp18@cornell.edu
David
D
Pimentel
Michael
M
Burgess
D000383:Agriculture; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D014481:United States