Home Mashable This map shows what your neighborhood would look like if a nuclear bomb hit it

This map shows what your neighborhood would look like if a nuclear bomb hit it

mimisabreena Saturday, March 31, 2018 Mashable

It's 2018, and there's one thing on the back of everyone's minds — nuclear warfare.

If it isn't, it should beIn January of this year, the doomsday clock moved two minutes closer to midnight because of elevated nuclear warfare riskThe Outrider Foundation decided to take advantage of this uniquely terrifying moment in history and publish an interactive nuclear bomb simulator, allowing users to see how their houses and neighborhoods would be affected if they were hit by a nuclear bomb.

To use the map, simply type in your address and zip code and choose your bomb of choice. The visualization can show you how the large the impact of the bomb might be, how much of your neighborhood would likely be vaporized and how many people might be affected by radiation poisoning — ya know, all the good stuff. Read more...

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