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Potential effect of another "year without a summer" on solar-powered society? [closed]

In the "year without a summer", a volcanic eruptions caused enough sunlight to be blocked for average global temperatures to drop by 0.4–0.7 °C. What would be the effect of this sort of event on a ...
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Is nuclear power desireable in the long term, given the fact that it's an unnatural heat input to our planet? [closed]

I've been reflecting on whether we want nuclear at all in the long term (compared to renewables like wind, solar, and hydro). There's a certain amount of heat (energy) entering our planet and leaving ...
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