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The Post [[Apocalypse|Apocalyptic]] World, or PAW, is a reference to what life and the world might be like after any given cataclysmic event. There are relatively few [[disaster]]s that might occur to cause such a world. Far more commonly, events occur that cause a temporary [[localized disaster]] such as the condition of [[New Orleans]] in the months following [[Katrina|Katrina]].

The Post [[Apocalypse|Apocalyptic]] World, or PAW, is a reference to what life and the world might be like after any given cataclysmic event. There are relatively few [[disaster]]s that might occur to cause such a world. Far more commonly, events occur that cause a temporary [[localized disaster]] such as the condition of [[New Orleans]] in the months following [[Hurricane Katrina]].

==Apocalyptic Events==

==Apocalyptic Events==

*'''[[Electromagnetic Pulse]]''' ([[EMP]]) is [[electromagnetic]] [[radiation]] from an explosion (especially a [[nuclear]] explosion) or an intensely fluctuating magnetic field such as a [[solar storm]] / [[solar flare]].  The resulting electric and [[magnetic]] fields may couple with electrical/electronic systems to produce damaging [[current]] and [[voltage]] surges.  A large-yield [[nuclear weapon|nuclear warhead]] detonated at sufficient altitude has the potential to generate an EMP burst that would affect the greater part of the contiguous [[United States]].  A solar storm such as hit the [[Earth]] in 1859 would fry all [[satellite]]s in orbit and wipe out a significant portion of the world's electrical devices and [[electrical grid]]s. Depending on how strong the pulse is, unprotected electronics can be destroyed by the current and voltage surge, especially modern, more intricate and fragile components.   

*'''[[Electromagnetic Pulse]]''' ([[EMP]]) is [[electromagnetic]] [[radiation]] from an explosion (especially a [[nuclear]] explosion) or an intensely fluctuating magnetic field such as a [[solar storm]] / [[solar flare]].  The resulting electric and [[magnetic]] fields may couple with electrical/electronic systems to produce damaging [[current]] and [[voltage]] surges.  A large-yield [[nuclear weapon|nuclear warhead]] detonated at sufficient altitude has the potential to generate an EMP burst that would affect the greater part of the contiguous [[United States]].  A solar storm such as hit the [[Earth]] in 1859 would fry all [[satellite]]s in orbit and wipe out a significant portion of the world's electrical devices and [[electrical grid]]s. Depending on how strong the pulse is, unprotected electronics can be destroyed by the current and voltage surge, especially modern, more intricate and fragile components.   

*'''[[Earthquake|Great Quakes]], [[Volcanic eruption]]s and [[Hurricanes]]''' , while incapable of causing a world-wide PAW, can create a localized disaster such as the [[Katrina]] induced [[Third World]] conditions that much of the Southeast United States endured in the months following the [[storm]].  [[Tornado]] and major [[flood]]s can cause similar devastation, but on a much smaller scale.

*'''[[Earthquake|Great Quakes]], [[Volcanic eruption]]s and [[Hurricane]]s''' , while incapable of causing a world-wide PAW, can create a localized disaster such as the [[Katrina]] induced [[Third World]] conditions that much of the Southeast United States endured in the months following the [[storm]].  [[Tornado]] and major [[flood]]s can cause similar devastation, but on a much smaller scale.

*'''[[Nuclear war|Nuclear attack|]]''' is perhaps the worst possible [[Man-made disaster|man-made apocalypse]] because it could destroy virtually everything on the surface, causing a worldwide [[radioactive]] desert for some number of years forcing all life underground to survive.

*'''[[Nuclear war|Nuclear attack|]]''' is perhaps the worst possible [[Man-made disaster|man-made apocalypse]] because it could destroy virtually everything on the surface, causing a worldwide [[radioactive]] desert for some number of years forcing all life underground to survive.