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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6203669" data-attributes="member: 8835">I forget what the kill rate was on the black plague, but I suspect any given infectious outbreak doesn't have a 100% kill rate, either by imperfect distribution or by inherent immunity.So, I doubt a pandemic will kill us all, even if it takes out most of humanity.&nbsp; There will be clumps that rebuild and come back.I also doubt the efficacy of mutually assured destruction.&nbsp; While the Russians and US might be launching their nukes at each other, there are some regions that will be left alone (after all, the 2 warring parties are mostly limited to the northern hemisphere).No doubt, the offending parties will be hosed, as they were shooting big bullets at each other.&nbsp; And nuclear winter, radioactive clouds do have a far reach, there are going to be pockets of the world less affected by matters that happened in the Northern Hemisphere of the planet.&nbsp; It's going to take time before bad effects reaches Argentina for example.So, I suspect our biggest risk is on the order of a planet killer event, most likely natural, if we haven't managed to move out by then.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6203669, member: 8835"] I forget what the kill rate was on the black plague, but I suspect any given infectious outbreak doesn't have a 100% kill rate, either by imperfect distribution or by inherent immunity. So, I doubt a pandemic will kill us all, even if it takes out most of humanity. There will be clumps that rebuild and come back. I also doubt the efficacy of mutually assured destruction. While the Russians and US might be launching their nukes at each other, there are some regions that will be left alone (after all, the 2 warring parties are mostly limited to the northern hemisphere). No doubt, the offending parties will be hosed, as they were shooting big bullets at each other. And nuclear winter, radioactive clouds do have a far reach, there are going to be pockets of the world less affected by matters that happened in the Northern Hemisphere of the planet. It's going to take time before bad effects reaches Argentina for example. So, I suspect our biggest risk is on the order of a planet killer event, most likely natural, if we haven't managed to move out by then. [/QUOTE]

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