Let’s sort through fiction, fluff and outright fantastical futurism to discuss the top four evidence-based apocalyptic theories…
Scorched Earth
Want an apocalypse theory that’s effectively a sure thing? Opt for the sun-as-red-giant scenario. As noted by Universe Today, in approximately 5.4 billion years the sun will start fusing helium and rapidly expand across the orbits of Mercury, Venus and potentially Earth. But humanity will be gone long before this happens.
AI Apocalypse
Robots are taking human jobs. While the Atlantic notes that new machine workers can help maximize productivity and the worries of full-scale robot replacement are unfounded, pervasive concern persists.
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Zombie Ground Zero?
Zombie scenarios are popular end of the world theories in both novels and television, but chances are we won’t see any walkers, shamblers or brain-eaters in the near future.
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Super-Violent Volcanoes
According to Science Magazine, there’s a repeating apocalyptic problem every 100,000 years — supervolcanoes. These volcanoes start with collapsing underground calderas that produce eruptions of more than 450 cubic kilometers of magma.
