megaton
noun
mega·ton
ˈme-gə-ˌtən 
: an explosive force equivalent to that of one million tons of TNT
Examples of megaton in a Sentence
an atomic explosion with a force of several megatons
Recent Examples on the Web
The production of coal, oil, natural gas and cement combined for around 30,000 megatons of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2022 alone.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
By her calculations, even an area the size of London could grow enough seaweed to sequester ten megatons of carbon dioxide per year.
—Saima May Sidik, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
The sources of this electrical power released over 85 megatons of carbon dioxide.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
Every year, krill remove as much as 23 megatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to new research published by the World Wildlife Fund.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
Increases in weapons’ explosive power required the creation of new metrics: from kilotons (equivalent to the energy released by 1,000 tons of TNT) for the original fission weapons to megatons (equivalent to that released by one million tons) for hydrogen fusion bombs.
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2023
The global carbon dioxide release rate from rock organic carbon weathering was found to be 68 megatons of carbon per year, a bit more than the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during heating and cooling buildings in extreme weather in the US in 2022.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Oct. 2023
Just to show how strange the pre-test ban treaty world was, the US Atomic Energy Commission set off a smaller (1-1.2 megaton, or 12-15 times larger than Long Shot) earlier to calibrate their sensors for the larger blast to come.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
This included the largest underground nuclear bomb ever detonated, the 5 megaton weapon as part of Operation Grommet.
Map of the island of Amchitka, showing the locations of the three nuclear tests performed on the island.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
By her calculations, even an area the size of London could grow enough seaweed to sequester ten megatons of carbon dioxide per year.
—Saima May Sidik, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
The sources of this electrical power released over 85 megatons of carbon dioxide.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
Every year, krill remove as much as 23 megatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to new research published by the World Wildlife Fund.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
Increases in weapons’ explosive power required the creation of new metrics: from kilotons (equivalent to the energy released by 1,000 tons of TNT) for the original fission weapons to megatons (equivalent to that released by one million tons) for hydrogen fusion bombs.
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2023
The global carbon dioxide release rate from rock organic carbon weathering was found to be 68 megatons of carbon per year, a bit more than the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during heating and cooling buildings in extreme weather in the US in 2022.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Oct. 2023
Just to show how strange the pre-test ban treaty world was, the US Atomic Energy Commission set off a smaller (1-1.2 megaton, or 12-15 times larger than Long Shot) earlier to calibrate their sensors for the larger blast to come.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
This included the largest underground nuclear bomb ever detonated, the 5 megaton weapon as part of Operation Grommet.
Map of the island of Amchitka, showing the locations of the three nuclear tests performed on the island.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
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megaton
noun
mega·ton
ˈmeg-ə-ˌtən
: an explosive force equal to that of one million tons of TNT
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