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

These are organized from least likely to most likely:

7. Death of a star
   1. Gamma-ray burst
   2. Black hole
6. AI takeover (Singularitarianism)
5. Supervolcano
4. Asteroid (Impact event)
3. Nuclear warfare
2. Pandemic (Influenza)
1. Climate variability and change (Climate change)

See also

• Global catastrophic risk
• Doomsday Clock

References

1. Last Days on Earth 20/20, ABC News, 2006-08-31
2. Last days on earth part II? Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
3. Leadercall Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
4. 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.
5. 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

External links

• "Last Days on Earth" at IMDb