Topic #5 - The Nuclear Winter Scenario
You can earn up to 6 points for report content and up to 4 pts for
writing quality.
Content
Nuclear Winter are the
climatic conditions that might follow a nuclear war (or impact of an
asteroid with the earth or eruption of a supervolcano). What
kinds of conditions would be expected. How long would they
persist? Would these conditions stabilize or destabilize the
atmosphere. Since clouds and precipitation are one of the most
effective ways of removing dust from the atmosphere, would nuclear
winter conditions encourage or inhibit cloud formation? There is
some suggestion that a nuclear war might destroy the earth's ozone
layer.
Writing Quality
Explain the material in your own
words - your report should be your understanding and explanation of the
material. Avoid generalites, try to include specific
details and examples from the reading section. The separate
sections or paragraphs of your paper should blend together into one
seamless coherent report. Your report should be
nearly free of misspelled words and grammatical errors. Remember 1S1P
reports must be double spaced and must fit onto one side of one page.