The example I was thinking of is Denver. If a bomb explodes in Denver, would people living in the mountain towns some 30+ miles away as the crow flies be safe? Would the only danger for them be the radiation fallout?
2006-07-19 06:28:17 · 3 answers · asked by HendrickJ 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The energy waves cannot travel through mountains.
The radioactive fallout however might travel OVER mountains. However, in Denver, prevailing winds usually run west to east, and the Jet Stream always runs west to east - so chances are, if there was an explosion in Denver, the western slope would see little effect.
2006-07-19 10:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by Will 6 · 10⤊ 3⤋
The two atomic bombs that dropped in Japan, Hiroshima was on plain, Nagasaki was surrounded by mountains. The effect was more pronounced in Hiroshima while the mountains around Nagasaki helped reduced the effect.
2006-07-19 06:45:55 · answer #2 · answered by galactic_man_of_leisure 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well depending on the yield of the bomb, the weather and wind yes they could be affected..
2006-07-19 06:32:05 · answer #3 · answered by Bandit Style 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋