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Nuclear winter: Possible severe global cooling following a nuclear war. Proposed in 1983, the nuclear winter scenario envisions a chilled Earth enshrouded for months in clouds of smoke, dust and toxic fog.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
