Quartz·5 min read·medium
15 moments when the world almost ended — and what stopped it
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This article examines 15 historical instances where humanity faced potential extinction, ranging from Cold War nuclear threats to natural disasters like supervolcanoes. It highlights the combination of human decision-making, scientific intervention, and chance that prevented these catastrophes.
Cold War nuclear scares to asteroid airbursts and supervolcanoes, these are the moments catastrophe loomed — and the decisions, luck, and physics that held it back
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