Doom Almanac June 21 in doom history
The world was due to end on June 21, 2023
It didn’t. The desk has 3 items filed under this date.
On this day in doom history
3 items · 2 predictions-
201214th anniversarySaid on this day
Near-Term Extinction Essay: 'I'd Give Us Until 2020 at the Latest'
In his 2012 essay 'We're Done', Guy McPherson gave people in continental interiors until 2020. Continental interiors are still inhabited.
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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20188th anniversarySaid on this day
Tweet Gives Humanity Five Years to Quit Fossil Fuels. The Tweet Didn't Make It to Year Six.
In 2018 Greta Thunberg shared a warning that climate change would 'wipe out all of humanity' unless fossil fuels stopped within five years. By 2023 the fuels still burned; the tweet was gone.
Bold words to say out loud on a Thursday.
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20233rd anniversaryDoomsday · busted
Tweet Gives Humanity Five Years to Quit Fossil Fuels. The Tweet Didn't Make It to Year Six.
In 2018 Greta Thunberg shared a warning that climate change would 'wipe out all of humanity' unless fossil fuels stopped within five years. By 2023 the fuels still burned; the tweet was gone.
The planet, as usual, did not get the memo.
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