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"Winter is coming"...Game of Thrones... (Original Post) wcmagumba 9 hrs ago OP
Nuclear winter? ananda 9 hrs ago #1
Could be... wcmagumba 9 hrs ago #2
Guessing you didn't watch Game Of Thrones? AZJonnie 5 hrs ago #3

ananda

(34,876 posts)
1. Nuclear winter?
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:26 PM
9 hrs ago

Nuclear winter is a hypothesized, catastrophic global climate event following a large-scale nuclear war, where massive firestorms inject millions of tons of soot into the stratosphere, blocking sunlight for years. This results in subfreezing temperatures, global famine, and potential collapse of civilization. Key effects include decade-long crop failures and severe ozone destruction.

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AZJonnie

(3,554 posts)
3. Guessing you didn't watch Game Of Thrones?
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 03:16 AM
5 hrs ago

"Winter" is the name for the existential threat (from the Far North, beyond the Wall) facing the inhabitants of the fictional land of Westeros, which is the main overlying plotline and driver of the series' story arc. "Keep Winter from Coming" could be the name of the series

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