Does anyone have a comprehensive list of "end of the world" stories?

Question

A chronology of things like Y2K, ozone depletion, global cooling, global warming, bird flu, global starvation, global overpopulation, biofuel, etc. There have been so many I have lost track. I would like to have a list of them and the years they were popular for my science class.

Answer 1

i always liked 'death of grass' and the tv series 'the survivors'.

you forgot nuclear war, that one never went away....

Answer 2

Had no idea how many there were and that there is a common theme!

1.  Giant Volcanic Eruption: covers earth in cloud of dust.

2.  Giant earthquake: similar to giant volcanic eruption.

3.  Storms: Earth is covered in clouds.  Storms increase in size and intensity and kill us all.

Per "littlerobbergirl":

4.  Thermal Nuclear War, once again, air pollution and earth covered in a cloud of dust.

5.  Ozone depletion:  air pollution makes a hole in the cloud of gas covering the earth,, we all get too much sun and die.

6.  Global cooling:  air pollution covers earth in a cloud of gas, blocks too much heat, and we die.

7.  Global warming: air pollution covers earth in a cloud of gas, traps too much heat, and we die.

8.  Comet/Meteor strikes earth: throws up a cloud of dust and we die

9.  Industry:  air pollution covers the earth in a cloud of gas and we die.

10.  Computer software bug (Y2K):  cripples banking and finance, everyone runs out of money; end of the world.

The common element is exactly what got the EPA invented in 1970;  air pollution and a cloud of gas over the earth.  I suppose environmentalists are pushing what sells.  If it worked once it must work again and again and ....

Answer 3

Are you talking about only recent ones, or since the dawn of time?