Last Days on Earth
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
[edit]These are organized from least likely to most likely:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Last Days on Earth 20/20, ABC News, 2006-08-31
- ^ Last days on earth part II? Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leadercall Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Moon, Troy (2009-01-05). "End of the world still a big seller". Pensacola News Journal. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ Nominees for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards in 32 Categories Announced by NATAS Archived 2007-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Media Center, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
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