Have you ever wondered what will cause the
world to end?
There are a lot of ways we could go, but a
lot of people are wondering about disasters
that could happen sooner rather than later.
Join us as we break them all down for you!
9.
"The Big One"
If I say to you the word "earthquake", your
mind would likely go to places like California
where earthquakes are not only somewhat common,
they are known to be downright devastating.
Whether you get an earthquake or not where
you live is mostly determined by what "fault
lines" you are next to.
Fault lines are lines in the ground above
or below the ocean that can be traced back
to tectonic plates.
And when these plates move or collide, they
can cause ripples that can result in earthquakes.
In the United States, California is the most
"famous" for its earthquakes because it is
next to the infamous San Andreas Fault Line,
which has caused many earthquakes in the past.
Which is fine in context...until you realize
that if a certain scientist is to be believed,
the fault line is gearing up for something
big.
This all got started in 2006 when a paper
was written stating that the San Andreas Fault
Line was "due" for a "big one".
Meaning an earthquake of incredible strength,
not unlike the 1906 earthquake that quite
literally rocked California to its core.
The reason for this is that it's believed
the southern part of the fault line has been
building up "tension" and when that tension
is released...well...the phrase "shake, rattle,
and roll" feel appropriate here.
Should this earthquake happen, it would cause
untold devastation.
Deaths would be in the thousands, and the
damages would be in the hundreds of billions
of dollars.
The worst part about this disaster though
is that it's literally impossible to know
when said earthquake will happen.
Don't believe me?
Well, in 2019 a series of earthquakes rocked
California, and had over 150 aftershocks,
which no one saw coming, and no one can real
explain.
We're not saying flee California if you live
there...but it may be a good idea to know
where to go and what to do should the ground
begin to shake.
8.
The Blackout
I want you to think about your daily routine.
From how you wake up in the morning, to how
you eat, to what you do for your job, where
you travel and how you get there, etc.
Now, after you have pictured all of that,
answer me this very simple question...how
much of that depends on electronics?
For example, you likely wake up via an alarm
clock in the literal sense, or via your phone,
right?
If you eat, you likely have a refrigerator
that keeps things cooled, right?
You drive a car, or take a bus or train to
work, and more than likely you interact with
a phone or computer at some point during your
day...right?
Now I want you to imagine that suddenly, randomly,
and quite epically, everything around you
powers down...and it doesn't turn back on.
You've likely already experienced this before
via sudden power outages in your home or city
area.
These are caused by simple faults in the circuit,
downed power lines, and more.
It's inconvenient, but not exactly a disaster.
However, there is one that MANY people are
expecting in the form of a nation-wide blackout
via a device called an EMP.
An electro magnetic pulse is a device that
is able to quite literally short out any and
all electronics in an area.
Some only have short-term effects, but some
can be permanent.
Meaning that the device will not work unless
certain parts are completely replaced, and
sometimes even that won't work.
So imagine a place like the United States
being hit with an EMP bomb, let's say...the
East Coast.
Imagine New York, Boston, Washington DC, Orlando,
and more being completely in the dark, with
no clue as to when the lights will turn back
on.
It's not a pretty thought, is it?
Not to mention, that kind of panic will cause
people to do some really bad things.
There are measures in place to try and prevent
this, but with technology evolving constantly,
it's hard to imagine that anything will truly
block an EMP when it comes.
Oh, and you want to know something ironic?
The reason we know about EMPs is because of
the atomic bomb tests.
Ironic, no?
7.
World War
If we're talking about a disaster that is
truly likely to happen in the near future,
then one must consider the human option and
state that a world war is very likely to happen,
and it would truly be a disaster unlike anything
we have seen before.
Now, obviously, we have had world wars before,
two in fact.
And then there have been other wars that have
been "global conflicts" like the Spanish-American
War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq, etc.
But the difference between those wars and
what many people are fearing in terms of "disaster"
is that in many ways, humanity held back in
the recent wars (everything after World War
II).
As during World War II we discovered nuclear
power, and we were able to make weapons that
could wipe out whole cities as we showed on
Japan.
That was the first and last time that such
weapons were used during a war (tests were
done afterwards but in places that didn't
have human life).
So if we were to look at this from a disaster
perspective, it goes to reason that if the
world were to go to war this go around, the
destruction would be great enough to warrant
a nuclear strike.
A singular nuclear weapon could cause untold
devastation to an area.
And given that the superpowers who are likely
to be in this war (United States and Russia)
have plenty of these missiles, they could
wipe out whole areas with just the push of
a button.
But how likely is World War III?
Sadly, it's very likely.
The United States and Russia have not been
on good terms for many years, and that hasn't
changed with the arrival of Donald Trump as
the President, especially after scandal broke
out that the Russian government may have had
a hand in getting Trump nominated.
People are angry out in the world, many moments
are forming to try and change things for the
better and for the worse.
What happens next?
Well it's hard to say, but the "Doomsday Clock"
may be ticking ever closer to midnight.
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6.
Nuclear Overload
"Wait, did you just touch on this?"
Well, yes and no, we talked about how in the
next world war the use of nuclear weapons
was more than likely, but this is something
else.
And arguably, something worse.
Because while a nuclear bomb is terrible,
a nuclear meltdown is much longer lasting.
You likely know the place where it happened
once via Chernobyl, and many people across
the world have been trying to shut down places
like that so that nuclear fallout on that
degree doesn't happen again.
Yet...nuclear power plants exist all over
the world, which means that the potential
for disaster in one of them is still very
great.
The one that is most likely to go nuclear
is the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, and not
for the reasons that you might think.
It's not that it's designed poorly, but rather
that it is very old.
It's one of the earliest designs of nuclear
reactor that was designed during the days
of the Soviet Union.
So there is inherent risk in that.
But, as you no doubt have noticed, it hasn't
gone nuclear despite its age.
So where is the issue?
That would be with something we've already
talked about, earthquakes.
The region the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant
is in has tons of earthquake activity.
And should a big one hit the area in just
the right way, it could cause many problems.
Speaking of which, the problem with just shutting
down the plant to ensure safety is that this
plant powers 40% of the country it's in!
So that's not an option until they make another
plant that can resist the earthquakes.
So if you're looking for a ticking time bomb...this
would be it.
5.
Breaking The Dam
No, I didn't swear!
I'm talking about actual Dams!
You know, the things that help power various
countries through hydroelectric power?
Over the years, the idea of destroying Dams
has become very popular in fiction, and the
"little boy in the dyke" is a classic example
of how people misconstrue the dangers of dams
breaking.
You need to remember that Dams not only power
various cities and states, but they hold back
an enormous amount of water.
So if that dam breaks...all that water has
to go somewhere, right?
Think about this as well, there are many dams
all over the world that were built in the
early 1900's, including the legendary Hoover
Dam.
Granted, they were built to last, but do we
really know the "life expectancy" of a dam?
I didn't think so.
Should one burst, even a small one, any and
all areas of land, including towns and cities,
would be flooded, crops would be wiped out,
and people would be caught in a torrent of
water that seemingly has no end until it stops
flowing.
Not something you'd want to be caught in,
right?
Oh, and one such collapse happened in 2019,
and 40 have happened since 2000.
Food for thought.
4.
Skynet
Come on...you know it's going to happen!
Judgment Day is inevitable!
Just like the bombing of Terminator Dark Fate.
Zing!
Seriously though, many people feel that when
it comes to Artificial Intelligence taking
over the world, it's truly just a matter of
time.
Not the least of which is because AI is becoming
more and more advanced every single year.
Technology is making them smarter, faster,
able to react and interact with humans in
a way only movies (like Terminator) thought
possible.
If we hit the "boom" like certain shows predict,
it may not be too long before a program like
Skynet comes along and thinks that humanity
is the biggest "threat" in the world.
3.
Epidemic
Another popular thing in movies and TV shows
is to show a disease getting "released" into
the world that starts taking lives all over
the place.
Usually the hero finds the cause and stops
it, or a cure is found and distributed.
But in the real world, that's unlikely to
happen, while an epidemic is most definitely
plausible, if not downright likely to happen.
The reason for this is simple, countries across
the world have various medical practices and
foundations.
What's more, the genetic creation of things
like medicine, viruses, vaccines, and more
are done every day.
Plus, there are militaries who deal with "bio-weapons"
meant to hurt the human body.
So all it takes is for one of these things
to go wrong and spread and the whole world
could become infected.
And given how fast a sickness can take hold
of a human body, by the time a cure is likely
to be found, it would still mean the deaths
of many.
2.
Meteor Impact
By and large, the biggest "disaster" that
people both fear and think won't happen at
the same time is that of a meteor impact striking
the Earth and wiping out all life like it
did with the dinosaurs millions of years ago.
But how likely is that to happen?
Technically speaking, both not very likely,
and yet very likely.
I'll explain.
As we understand it right now, there are no
meteors that we can see that are in the path
of, or have a chance to hit, Earth.
Which is great!
But, there's also the fact that space is unpredictable,
and we can't see everything.
Case in point, a meteor once missed Earth
by a timeframe of six hours!
One small delay and it could've hit us.
Another time this happened unpredictably was
when a meteor barreled into the Earth's atmosphere
and exploded a few miles above Russia.
Thankfully, it was in an unpopulated area,
but that was still too close for comfort.
And it could get closer as time goes on.
1.
Cyber Attack
"Wait a minute, didn't we already talk about
Skynet?"
Yes, we did, but that wasn't a disaster involving
computers per se, but rather an AI program
based within a computer.
What we're talking about in regards to a "Cyber
Attack" is a disaster in which either a deadly
virus is spread throughout all computers in
the world, or, a collective is able to hack
into every computer in the world and capture
a ton of sensitive information.
Given that we live in a big technological
age, this is arguably one of the biggest dangers
that we could face.
Hackers are very clever and creative, and
they can do things with computers that can
boggle the mind, so imagine if they were able
to get into a government server and leak a
whole bunch of documents?
Or get into a military system and cause havoc
with ships and missiles?
It's a real threat, and that's why there are
"Cyber Divisions" all over the world that
are meant to prevent such a thing from happening.
Yet that doesn't mean we're safe, because
when an obstacle is put up, someone rises
up to knock it down.
Thus, there is always a threat of a cyber
attack because we honestly don't know when
it would come, who would launch the attack,
and we won't know until it's too late what
their plan is.
And you thought computers were scary enough,
huh?
Thanks for watching everyone!
What did you think of these disasters just
waiting to happen?
Which of them do you think will happen first?
Which one do you think is not likely to happen
at all?
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