The End of the World (As We Know It) part 2
Volcano
Scientists believe that the type of volcano that does major devestation and could end life as we know it occurs roughly every 25 million years, so chances are we’re pretty safe from a super-volcano. The best chance of a major eruption in the next millennium would be at Yellowstone Park. Roughly every hour, Old Faithful explodes with hot water creating a super-cool visual. The reason why this geyser erupts is geothermal energy radiating from a subterranean source of magma. Every six hundred thousand years, the Yellowstone Caldera erupts in a massive storm of lava and ash, which could wipe out the human race. The last time the Yellowstone Caldera erupted was 640,000 years ago. You do the math.
Alien Invasion
The possibility of being annihilated by an alien invasion has always intrigued me, so much so that it’s the topic of my novel Reclamation Mother Earth, due out next year by Montag Press. This is certainly a topic that has been addressed in film and literature, but it’s usually approached with a rah-rah attitude where humans rally and stomp the aliens. I don’t see that happening. If aliens were capable of interstellar travel, then their technology would far surpass ours. I don’t think that we humans would stand much of a chance against aliens. Despite the many movies that have been made like Independence Day, Battle of Los Angeles, and War of the Worlds, the probability that humans being able to defeat aliens capable of interstellar travel would be miniscule. Their level of technological superiority would overwhelm the advantages that we have of knowing the planet and defending home turf. Basically, if aliens were to attack us, we would be in deep trouble.
Black Holes
Spinning black holes are believed to be able to bend space, time and light around them. Scientists surmise that galaxies may have spinning black holes at their center. This type of black hole could certainly destroy the planet Earth, but with the closest one 1600 light years away, we’re probably pretty safe from them. Besides the naturally occurring variety, scientists speculate that massive atomic reactions could also create devastating black holes.
Scientists believe that the type of volcano that does major devestation and could end life as we know it occurs roughly every 25 million years, so chances are we’re pretty safe from a super-volcano. The best chance of a major eruption in the next millennium would be at Yellowstone Park. Roughly every hour, Old Faithful explodes with hot water creating a super-cool visual. The reason why this geyser erupts is geothermal energy radiating from a subterranean source of magma. Every six hundred thousand years, the Yellowstone Caldera erupts in a massive storm of lava and ash, which could wipe out the human race. The last time the Yellowstone Caldera erupted was 640,000 years ago. You do the math.
Alien Invasion
The possibility of being annihilated by an alien invasion has always intrigued me, so much so that it’s the topic of my novel Reclamation Mother Earth, due out next year by Montag Press. This is certainly a topic that has been addressed in film and literature, but it’s usually approached with a rah-rah attitude where humans rally and stomp the aliens. I don’t see that happening. If aliens were capable of interstellar travel, then their technology would far surpass ours. I don’t think that we humans would stand much of a chance against aliens. Despite the many movies that have been made like Independence Day, Battle of Los Angeles, and War of the Worlds, the probability that humans being able to defeat aliens capable of interstellar travel would be miniscule. Their level of technological superiority would overwhelm the advantages that we have of knowing the planet and defending home turf. Basically, if aliens were to attack us, we would be in deep trouble.
Black Holes
Spinning black holes are believed to be able to bend space, time and light around them. Scientists surmise that galaxies may have spinning black holes at their center. This type of black hole could certainly destroy the planet Earth, but with the closest one 1600 light years away, we’re probably pretty safe from them. Besides the naturally occurring variety, scientists speculate that massive atomic reactions could also create devastating black holes.
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