Natural Disasters and Population Control

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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Most of society's ills are due to overpopulation, and although humanity tries to keep population levels in check by engaging in wars and acts of stupidity, nature sometimes has to lend a hand when human pestilence begins to overwhelm the planet.

Nothing puts out the unwelcome mat with quite the same panache as a volcanic explosion. When nature wants to bring out the big guns and get rid of as many humans as possible, she sends a super volcano to deliver the message that humans may have committed the social faux pas of overstaying their welcome. Currently, there are six known active super volcanoes waiting for the proper time to rid the world of a portion of its planetary pests.

Avoiding areas known to harbor super volcanoes may or may not increase the life expectancy of the average human. Other natural disasters are lying in wait to assist in the volcanoes in their extermination efforts.

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5 Public Health Nightmares Facing Humanity

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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Books and movies throughout the years have predicted an endless number of different ways humanity could meet its end. Though many of these theories have little plausibility, there is a kernel of truth in some of them. Unlike in movies or books, it is not likely that any hero could save humanity from destruction if these events occurred in the real world.

Pandemics have happened before and could strike again. The bubonic plague and the 1918 Spanish flu are examples of catastrophic human health disasters. Some pandemics, however, can be avoided or treated with a cure. Other global disasters could cause such unavoidable destruction that humanity would potentially end. A massive volcano eruption is one possible example. Such an eruption would have the potential to block out the sun with a huge cloud of ash and dust.

The following infographic examines five of the most plausible public health disasters, ranging from new global health pandemics to natural disasters and more.

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