Cold War Nuclear Fallout Is Still Affecting the Pacific, What Does That Mean for Us?

Dr. Ken Buesseler and his team returned to remote Pacific nuclear testing sites to measure radioactive elements left over from the Cold War. Seventy years later, these sites remain uninhabitable—a fact that will only become more salient as sea levels rise. How Seeker Will Collect The Most Extensive Data Set of the Pacific Ocean | The Swim - https://youtu.be/XQqsjfFN2Z4 Read More Read Dr. Ken Buesseler's Full Paper: "Lingering radioactivity at the Bikini and Enewetak Atolls" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717328139 NASA Is Testing a Compact Nuclear Reactor to Power Astronauts on Mars https://www.seeker.com/exploration/nasa-is-testing-a-compact-nuclear-reactor-to-power-astronauts-on-mars “The reactor has the delightful acronym of KRUSTY (Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling TechnologY), and can continuously provide up to 10 kilowatts of power for at least 10 years. Its compact dimensions could enable the delivery of multiple units on a single lander that could collectively provide the 40-50 kilowatts of power that NASA expects a human mission will require.” Even a Limited Nuclear Strike Could Have Disastrous Environmental Costs https://www.seeker.com/earth/even-a-limited-nuclear-strike-could-have-disastrous-environmental-costs “The violent destruction of all of this carbonaceous material would launch 5 million metric tons of black carbon into the atmosphere, blocking out enough solar radiation to drastically lower global temperatures and significantly decrease rainfall for years. The study estimates that global temperatures would reach 1,000-year lows in the short-term and not return to normal for 25 years. In monsoon regions, annual rainfall could drop by 20 to 80 percent, according to the study. Growing seasons would shrink and agricultural production would dry up, leading to a global “nuclear drought” and resulting famines that could claim a billion lives.” In ‘Shocking’ Discovery, Lightning Triggers Nuclear Reactions https://www.seeke