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'''Memoir of An American Rover''' is set | '''Memoir of An American Rover''' is set over 500 years after an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20catastrophic%20risk apocalyptic event] which destroyed '''a large majority''' of Earth's technology. This page is dedicated to the world of the short story (which is yet to be completed). | ||
== The Event == | == The Event == | ||
The cause for this apocalyptic event is unknown to the inhabitants of the world. The most widely accepted belief is that of a incredibly large [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20flare solar flare] or a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-ray%20burst gamma ray burst], which could of produced an electromagnetic pulse large enough to put a majority of earth's electronics out of use. | The cause for this apocalyptic event is unknown to the inhabitants of the world. The most widely accepted belief is that of a incredibly large [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20flare solar flare] or a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-ray%20burst gamma ray burst], which could of produced an electromagnetic pulse large enough to put a majority of earth's electronics out of use. | ||
== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
=== 2020 - 2150 === | === 2020 - 2150 === | ||
* Extinction event, majority of electronics fried | * Extinction event, majority of electronics fried | ||
* Mass panic ensues following the electromagnetic pulse, cities lose population quickly | * Mass panic ensues following the electromagnetic pulse, cities lose population quickly | ||
* Hoarding of supplies and necessities | * Hoarding of supplies and necessities | ||
* Famine ensues within less self-sufficient civilizations | * Famine ensues within less self-sufficient civilizations | ||
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* Evidence of birth-defects and sterilization | * Evidence of birth-defects and sterilization | ||
* Corrosive and cancerous chemicals pollute the area of large population centers due to neglect | * Corrosive and cancerous chemicals pollute the area of large population centers due to neglect | ||
* Age of computers and electronics are over, working computers are an ''extreme'' rarity | |||
* Major metropolitan left abandoned and populations are spread across rural areas. | * Major metropolitan left abandoned and populations are spread across rural areas. | ||