Nuclear War Would Cause , Billions To Die From Starvation, , Study Says.<br />'The Hill' reports that a new study published in 'Nature Food' on Aug. 15 found that if the U.S. and Russia entered into a full-scale nuclear war.<br />over 5 billion people would starve to death. .<br />Researchers at Rutgers University came to that conclusion after calculating the amount of global crop yields that would suffer.<br />They used a climate forecasting tool to predict how ash caused by nuclear explosions would move around the world and impair food production. .<br />The model predicted that wind patterns would carry clouds of smoke and debris to the U.S., U.K., China and Germany which are all major food exporters.<br />Decreased food exports would lead to increased famine across Africa and the Middle East.<br />Within two years of a cease-fire, three-quarters of the global population would be starving.<br />Four years after nuclear warfare, 90% of worldwide crop, animal and fishing yields would decline.<br />Four years after nuclear warfare, 90% of worldwide crop, animal and fishing yields would decline.<br />Alan Robock, study co-author, said nuclear war would undoubtedly "obliterate global food systems.".<br />If nuclear weapons exist, they can be used, and the world has come close to nuclear war several times. Banning nuclear weapons is the only long-term solution, Alan Robock, study co-author, via 'The Hill'
