Thirteen Dooms

Climate change! Plague! Nukes! Aliens! Doomsday comets! Super volcanoes!The human race is heading toward extinction.

Humans have had a good run on this planet, but nothing lasts forever. One day, the sun will rise on a world without us. A comet could wipe us out. An unstoppable virus might now be awakening in thawing tundra. The power sources that make civilization possible have perhaps already damaged our atmosphere beyond repair. Hidden bunkers and prowling submarines house nuclear missiles that can, in a single moment, engulf our world in flames. Is there hope? No! Well... maybe. Humans have a good track record of holding back the apocalypse. We've cured diseases, turned deserts into croplands, and mostly tamed our warlike natures. But for every danger that falls, new ones arise. This book looks at the progress we've made so far and considers our odds against the looming threat of... Thirteen Dooms!