Small Nuclear War Reverses Global Warming

A nuclear bomb explodes in a test on the Mururoa atoll in French Polynesia in the early seventies Small Nuclear War Could Reverse Global Warming for Years Regional war could spark unprecedented climate change, experts predict

A black-and-white nuclear test image is presented like a serious news article, with a huge headline claiming that a small nuclear war could reverse global warming for years. The joke is the absurdly catastrophic solution to climate change, made even darker and more melodramatic by The Animals’ mournful folk-rock song “The House of the Rising Sun.” It works as a reaction to extreme climate discourse or any situation where an outrageous disaster is framed as a solution.

♪ The Animals — The House of the Rising Sun

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