Last Days on Earth explained

The Last Days on Earth is a 20/20 science special which aired on ABC[1] [2] [3] in August 2006 and has been aired on The History Channel.[4]

The show counts down the seven most likely ways in which human life could end, including gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), black holes, AI takeover, supervolcanoes, asteroids, nuclear warfare (atomic warfare), plague, and climate change (global warming). It includes input from a number of scientists including Michio Kaku, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stephen Hawking and Kevin Warwick. In 2007 it received an Emmy nomination for its graphic and artistic design.[5]

Disaster scenarios

These are organized from least likely to most likely:

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2319986 Last Days on Earth
  2. http://leadercall.com/columns/x1593269326/Last-days-on-earth-part-II?keyword=secondarystory Last days on earth part II?
  3. http://leadercall.com/columns/x1593269016/Last-days-on-earth/print Leadercall
  4. News: Moon. Troy. End of the world still a big seller. https://archive.today/20120715075233/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/pnj/access/1690812551.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+05,+2009&author=Troy+Moon&pub=Pensacola+News+Journal&desc=End+of+the+world+still+a+big+seller&pqatl=google. dead. July 15, 2012. 3 November 2011. Pensacola News Journal. 2009-01-05.
  5. http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_txt/news_28th_nominees_all.txt Nominees for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards in 32 Categories Announced by NATAS