Institute for PostApocology: Impact Comparisons

Advancing PostApocology Studies in Climate Warming, Peak Resources,
Plague/Virus, Species Collapse, Biome Breach, and more.


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PostApocalypse Impact Comparisons

TABLE 1. Impact of Climate Warming on Global Systems
Natural Infrastructure	Impact Level
Soil	Moderate
Air	Moderate
Water	High
Biodiversity	High
Weather	High
Technical Infrastructure	Impact Level
Telecommunications	Low
Plumbing/Sewage	Moderate
Energy	Moderate
Transportation	High
Social Infrastructure	Impact Level
Health	Moderate
Entertainment	Low
Religion	High
Agriculture	High
Tribalism	Low
Community Building	Moderate
Refugeeism	High
Tourism	Moderate
Chronic Hunger	Moderate
Cannibalism	Low
Massive Die-off	Low
Economic/Political Infrastructure	Impact Level
Government Systems	Moderate
Education System	Moderate
Property Values	High
Employment	Moderate
Informal Economy	High
Monetary System	High
New business opportunities	High
Consumer Sentiment	High
Dominant Economic Paradigm	Moderate
Rule of Law	Moderate

TABLE 2. Impact of Peak Resources on Global Systems
Natural Infrastructure	Impact Level
Soil	Moderate
Air	Moderate
Water	Moderate
Biodiversity	High
Weather	Low
Technical Infrastructure	Impact Level
Telecommunications	Low
Plumbing/Sewage	Low
Energy	High
Transportation	High
Social Infrastructure	Impact Level
Health	Moderate
Entertainment	Low
Religion	Moderate
Agriculture	High
Tribalism	Low
Community Building	High
Refugeeism	Moderate
Tourism	High
Chronic Hunger	High
Cannibalism	Low
Massive Die-off	Low
Economic/Political Infrastructure	Impact Level
Government Systems	Moderate
Education System	Moderate
Property Values	Moderate
Employment	High
Informal Economy	High
Monetary System	High
New business opportunities	Moderate
Consumer Sentiment	High
Dominant Economic Paradigm	High
Rule of Law	Moderate

TABLE 3. Impact of Nuclear War on Global Systems
Natural Infrastructure	Impact Level
Soil	High
Air	High
Water	High
Biodiversity	High
Weather	High
Technical Infrastructure	Impact Level
Telecommunications	High
Plumbing/Sewage	Moderate
Energy	High
Transportation	High
Social Infrastructure	Impact Level
Health	High
Entertainment	Moderate
Religion	High
Agriculture	High
Tribalism	High
Community Building	High
Refugeeism	High
Tourism	High
Chronic Hunger	High
Cannibalism	High
Massive Die-off	High
Economic/Political Infrastructure	Impact Level
Government Systems	High
Education System	High
Property Values	High
Employment	High
Informal Economy	High
Monetary System	High
New business opportunities	High
Consumer Sentiment	N/A
Dominant Economic Paradigm	High
Rule of Law	High

TABLE 4. Impact of Plague/Virus on Global Systems
Natural Infrastructure	Impact Level
Soil	Low
Air	Low
Water	Low
Biodiversity	Low
Weather	Low
Technical Infrastructure	Impact Level
Telecommunications	Moderate
Plumbing/Sewage	High
Energy	Moderate
Transportation	High
Social Infrastructure	Impact Level
Health	High
Entertainment	Moderate
Religion	Moderate
Agriculture	High
Tribalism	High
Community Building	High
Refugeeism	High
Tourism	High
Chronic Hunger	High
Cannibalism	Low
Massive Die-off	High
Economic/Political Infrastructure	Impact Level
Government Systems	High
Education System	Moderate
Property Values	High
Employment	High
Informal Economy	High
Monetary System	High
New business opportunities	Low
Consumer Sentiment	Moderate
Dominant Economic Paradigm	High
Rule of Law	High

TABLE 5. Impact of Species Collapse on Global Systems
Natural Infrastructure	Impact Level
Soil	Moderate
Air	Low
Water	Low
Biodiversity	High
Weather	Low
Technical Infrastructure	Impact Level
Telecommunications	Low
Plumbing/Sewage	Low
Energy	Low
Transportation	Low
Social Infrastructure	Impact Level
Health	High
Entertainment	Low
Religion	Low
Agriculture	High
Tribalism	Low
Community Building	Moderate
Refugeeism	Low
Tourism	Low
Chronic Hunger	Moderate
Cannibalism	Low
Massive Die-off	Moderate
Economic/Political Infrastructure	Impact Level
Government Systems	Moderate
Education System	Low
Property Values	Moderate
Employment	Moderate
Informal Economy	Moderate
Monetary System	High
New business opportunities	Moderate
Consumer Sentiment	High
Dominant Economic Paradigm	Moderate
Rule of Law	Low

TABLE 6. Impact of Biome Breach on Global Systems
Natural Infrastructure	Impact Level
Soil	Low
Air	Low
Water	Low
Biodiversity	Low
Weather	Moderate
Technical Infrastructure	Impact Level
Telecommunications	Low
Plumbing/Sewage	Low
Energy	Moderate
Transportation	Moderate
Social Infrastructure	Impact Level
Health	Moderate
Entertainment	Low
Religion	Low
Agriculture	Low
Tribalism	Moderate
Community Building	Moderate
Refugeeism	High
Tourism	Moderate
Chronic Hunger	Low
Cannibalism	Low
Massive Die-off	Moderate
Economic/Political Infrastructure	Impact Level
Government Systems	Moderate
Education System	Low
Property Values	High
Employment	Moderate
Informal Economy	Low
Monetary System	Moderate
New business opportunities	Moderate
Consumer Sentiment	High
Dominant Economic Paradigm	Low
Rule of Law	Low

TABLE 7. Impact of Tribulations/Revelations on Global Systems
Natural Infrastructure	Impact Level
Soil	Low
Air	Low
Water	Low
Biodiversity	Low
Weather	Low
Technical Infrastructure	Impact Level
Telecommunications	Moderate
Plumbing/Sewage	Moderate
Energy	Moderate
Transportation	Moderate
Social Infrastructure	Impact Level
Health	High
Entertainment	Moderate
Religion	High
Agriculture	Low
Tribalism	Low
Community Building	Moderate
Refugeeism	Low
Tourism	Low
Chronic Hunger	Low
Cannibalism	Low
Massive Die-off	Moderate
Economic/Political Infrastructure	Impact Level
Government Systems	Moderate
Education System	Moderate
Property Values	Moderate
Employment	Moderate
Informal Economy	Moderate
Monetary System	High
New business opportunities	High
Consumer Sentiment	High
Dominant Economic Paradigm	Low
Rule of Law	N/A