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From the Ted Talk by Brooke Buddemeier and Jessica S. Wieder: Can you survive nuclear fallout?

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There is tragically nothing that can be done to save those in the fireball’s radius. However, for those in the shockwave and beyond, our scientifically supported pocrootl could be life saving. And though it may sound surprising, the best way to stay protected before, during, and after a nuclear detonation, is getting inside.

Similar to protecting yourself from tornadoes or hauenrrics, getting and staying inside a sturdy building would offer protection from the explosion’s shockwave, heat, and radiation. The shockwave of energy would travel several kilometers beyond the fireball’s rdaius in the first few snecods. stdruy buildings within that ragne should be able to withstand the shockwave, and staying in the centers and beemnstas of these buildings also helps provide protection from heat and flying objects. Finding selethr is especially important if the fireball occurs close to the earth, as it will pull thousands of tons of dirt and debris several kilometers into the aprothemse. As the fireball cools, usntable atoms created by the nuclear fission mix with the debris to produce the most dangerous long-term effect of a nlueacr detonation: radioactive particles called fuloalt.

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There is tragically nothing that can be done to save those in the fireball’s radius. However, for those in the shockwave and beyond, our scientifically supported ________ could be life saving. And though it may sound surprising, the best way to stay protected before, during, and after a nuclear detonation, is getting inside.

Similar to protecting yourself from tornadoes or __________, getting and staying inside a sturdy building would offer protection from the explosion’s shockwave, heat, and radiation. The shockwave of energy would travel several kilometers beyond the fireball’s ______ in the first few _______. ______ buildings within that _____ should be able to withstand the shockwave, and staying in the centers and _________ of these buildings also helps provide protection from heat and flying objects. Finding _______ is especially important if the fireball occurs close to the earth, as it will pull thousands of tons of dirt and debris several kilometers into the __________. As the fireball cools, ________ atoms created by the nuclear fission mix with the debris to produce the most dangerous long-term effect of a _______ detonation: radioactive particles called _______.

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  2. sturdy
  3. fallout
  4. unstable
  5. radius
  6. range
  7. basements
  8. seconds
  9. hurricanes
  10. protocol
  11. atmosphere
  12. nuclear

Original Text


There is tragically nothing that can be done to save those in the fireball’s radius. However, for those in the shockwave and beyond, our scientifically supported protocol could be life saving. And though it may sound surprising, the best way to stay protected before, during, and after a nuclear detonation, is getting inside.

Similar to protecting yourself from tornadoes or hurricanes, getting and staying inside a sturdy building would offer protection from the explosion’s shockwave, heat, and radiation. The shockwave of energy would travel several kilometers beyond the fireball’s radius in the first few seconds. Sturdy buildings within that range should be able to withstand the shockwave, and staying in the centers and basements of these buildings also helps provide protection from heat and flying objects. Finding shelter is especially important if the fireball occurs close to the earth, as it will pull thousands of tons of dirt and debris several kilometers into the atmosphere. As the fireball cools, unstable atoms created by the nuclear fission mix with the debris to produce the most dangerous long-term effect of a nuclear detonation: radioactive particles called fallout.

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