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Scientists predicted ‘Friday 13 November 2026’ would be ‘doomsday.’ Should you be worried?
This article first appeared in The Conversation In 1960, Science, one of the world’s leading science journals, published an article with an unambiguous title: Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026. It predicted that on this future date — today — the human population would approach infinity and effectively annihilate itself. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The outlandishness of the claim landed the article widespread public attention.
Nov. 13, 2026 was predicted 'doomsday.' Should you be worried?
“Our great-great-grandchildren will not starve,” they argued. “They will be squeezed to death.” The article was regularly cited, and its predictions appeared remarkably accurate – until around 1993, halfway to the predicted “doomsday,” when the global population began falling behind its forecasts. Today, the global birth rate is slightly less than half what it was in 1960. Hopefully, we will all wake up on Nov. 13 to an ordinary day.
Ahli memprediksi ‘kiamat’ pada Jumat, 13 November 2026: Apakah kita harus khawatir?
Pada 1960, Science, salah satu jurnal ilmiah terkemuka, menerbitkan artikel berjudul: Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 (Hari Kiamat: Jumat, 13 November 2026). Artikel tersebut memprediksi bahwa di tanggal itu—hanya beberapa hari dari sekarang—populasi manusia akan mendekati angka tak terhingga dan dengan sendirinya akan musnah. Klaim yang terdengar sangat berlebihan ini menarik perhatian publik secara luas.
Afrique: Des scientifiques avaient prédit la fin du monde pour le vendredi 13 novembre 2026. Faut-il s'inquiéter ?
L'ESSENTIEL En 1960, des chercheurs prédisaient une croissance démographique infinie et la fin du monde pour le 13 novembre 2026. Leurs projections sont restées étonnamment précises jusqu'aux années 1990, avant que la baisse de la natalité ne les démente. Derrière cette prédiction spectaculaire, une démarche scientifique solide illustre comment l'absurde peut attirer l'attention sur un sujet sérieux.
I 1960 forudsagde forskere dommedag 13. november 2026: Det så i årtier ud til at ramme forbløffende præcist
Den absurde forudsigelse om menneskehedens undergang blev taget alvorligt af forskere verden over. Og det var der en god grund til. I 1960 offentliggjorde ét af verdens førende videnskabelige tidsskrifter Science en artikel med en utvetydig titel: Dommedag: Fredag 13. november 2026. Artiklen forudsagde, at verdens befolkning på denne dato ville være vokset så voldsomt, at menneskeheden i praksis ville udslette sig selv. Påstandens absurditet skaffede artiklen stor opmærksomhed.
Scientists Predicted Humanity Would End on November 13, 2026. Should We Be Worried?
In 1960, scientists published a mathematical model predicting that humanity would face a population catastrophe on November 13, 2026. Credit: Shutterstock For decades, a doomsday equation predicted population growth better than most experts, until falling birth rates undermined its forecast of catastrophe in 2026. In 1960, Science, one of the world’s leading science journals, published an article with an unambiguous title: Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026.
Des scientifiques avaient prédit la fin du monde pour le vendredi 13 novembre 2026. Faut‑il s’inquiéter ?
L’ESSENTIEL En 1960, des chercheurs prédisaient une croissance démographique infinie et la fin du monde pour le 13 novembre 2026. Leurs projections sont restées étonnamment précises jusqu’aux années 1990, avant que la baisse de la natalité ne les démente. Derrière cette prédiction spectaculaire, une démarche scientifique solide illustre comment l’absurde peut attirer l’attention sur un sujet sérieux.
Opinion | Is the world going to end next month? Sixty-six years ago the warning was issued Original
In 1960, “Science,” one of the world’s leading science journals, published an article with an unambiguous title: ”Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026.” It predicted that on this future date the human population would approach infinity and effectively annihilate itself. The outlandishness of the claim landed the article widespread public attention. More surprisingly — because its underlying research and math seemed sound — it also received careful and sustained scientific attention.
Scientists Once Calculated the Date of Doomsday—and It’s Next Month
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Scientists Once Calculated the Date of Doomsday—and It’s Next Month Original
In 1960, Science, one of the world’s leading science journals, published an article with an unambiguous title: Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026. It predicted that on this future date—not too long from today—the human population would approach infinity and effectively annihilate itself. The outlandishness of the claim landed the article widespread public attention.
Scientists Once Calculated the Date of Doomsday—and It’s Next Month
Europe’s floating factories make up just one percent of the fleet but catch more than half the fish—and they cause the majority of environmental …
Scientists in 1960 predicted Friday 13 November 2026 will be 'Doomsday.' Should you be worried?
In 1960, Science , one of the world's leading science journals, published an article with an unambiguous title: Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 . It predicted that on this future date—just over a month from today—the human population would approach infinity and effectively annihilate itself. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The outlandishness of the claim brought the article widespread public attention .
Scientists in 1960 predicted Friday 13 November 2026 will be 'Doomsday.' Should you be worried?
In 1960, the journal Science published an article predicting that on 13th November 2026 the human population would approach infinity. Credit: Unsplash In 1960, Science, one of the world's leading science journals, published an article with an unambiguous title: Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026. It predicted that on this future date—just over a month from today—the human population would approach infinity and effectively annihilate itself.
Scientists predicted Friday 13 November 2026 will be ‘Doomsday.’ Should you be worried? Original
In 1960, Science, one of the world’s leading science journals, published an article with an unambiguous title: Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026. It predicted that on this future date – just over a month from today – the human population would approach infinity and effectively annihilate itself. The outlandishness of the claim landed the article widespread public attention.
Scientists predicted ‘Friday 13 November 2026’ would be ‘doomsday.’ Should you be worried?
In 1960, Science, one of the world’s leading science journals, published an article with an unambiguous title: Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026. It predicted that on this future date — just over a month from today — the human population would approach infinity and effectively annihilate itself. The outlandishness of the claim landed the article widespread public attention.
Scientists predicted Friday 13 November 2026 will be ‘Doomsday.’ Should you be worried?
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PEI & The Spirit of ’76 – pt 3: Opening the Ark
“Helicopters!” Unlikely as it sounds, the financial manager of the New Alchemy Institute, Bob Angevine, was also a retired US Army Lt. Colonel who had been stationed in Vietnam, so he knew whereof he shouted. It was the morning of 20 September 1976 – 50 years ago this weekend – and of the hundreds gathered for the grand opening of the Ark in Spry Point, Prince Edward Island, Angevine was the first to spot the approach of twin helicopters bearing Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau from Ottawa.
PEI & The Spirit of ’76 – pt 2: Amory Lovins at Energy Days
On the heels of the OPEC energy crisis, the province of Prince Edward Island launched a grand experiment in self-sufficiency and sustainability. The coming-out party occurred in spring 1976, when PEI held “Energy Days”: four days of public hearings and expert testimony in the Island legislature that focused on addressing the province’s high energy costs. Energy Days was broadcast across the Island and a resulting 342-page transcript was produced, all to appeal to the largest possible audience.
PEI & The Spirit of ‘76 – pt.1
Out of the blue, Prince Edward Island was going green. In 1969, Premier Alex Campbell’s government of Canada’s smallest province had introduced the Comprehensive Development Plan, a pricey, 15-year federal-provincial agreement that would use top-down social and economic planning to pull the Island into the modern economy. It was the epitome of big-is-beautiful thinking.
A Failure to Commemorate – a call for submissions
In 2019, in the wake of conflict and controversy surrounding the commemoration of political figures such as John A. Macdonald, Parks Canada issued a Framework for History and Commemoration to provide direction for the agency and to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC).
Speed CHESS 2026
9:00-10:00 Bus takes us to St. Peter’s on the Island’s North Shore. 10:00-1:30 Tour the Canadian Centre for Climate Change; hear from Don Jardine on the environmental history of the Greenwich peninsula; & enjoy lunch from Black & White café. 1:30-4:00 Bus takes us to Greenwich Interpretation Centre, PEI National Park, where we get a guided tour from Parks Canada staff; hear from Barbara Rousseau about coastal change; and have a great walk at Greenwich Beach. 4:00-5:00 Bus takes us back to UPEI.
If Parks Canada’s Library Goes Quiet
In a recent post, Tina Loo informed NiCHE readers that Parks Canada was ending its library services and decommissioning its library collection, and encouraged researchers to speak up. Thanks for your action on this, Tina; here’s my take. ** At the end of the last century, I was doing research at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) for a postdoc on Parks Canada’s history. Once a month or so, I’d walk across the bridge to Gatineau – in my day, kids, we called it “Hull” – to Parks Canada’s headquarters.
CHESS 2026: Climate & History - Call for Participants
We are pleased to invite applications to attend the 2026 Canadian History & Environment Summer School. CHESS is an in-person event that brings together graduate students, faculty, and other scholars in the fields of environmental history, historical geography, and the environmental humanities for a weekend of workshops, field trips, public lectures, networking, and more.
Events - Artificial | Natural: AI & Environmental History
Western University in London, Ontario is hosting two events that will introduce students & scholars to global experts working at the intersection of environmental & digital history – &, specifically, exploring how artificial intelligence has the capacity to change & challenge historical research. Marnie Hughes-Warrington (U South Australia), Jo Guldi (Emory U), & Dagomar Degroot (Georgetown U) will present talks on the theme & then participate in a roundtable facilitated by William J.
A Parliament of Cats - Second Reading
Ten years ago, I wrote “A Parliament of Cats” about the longtime cat sanctuary on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, which had recently closed. Ten days ago, Coal, the last surviving resident of the sanctuary, and his owner, Danny Taurozzi, came across my article and wrote to thank me for it. They offered a lot of information I hadn’t known before – and led me to do further research. Cats were first appointed Seeker of the Mouse in the Canadian Parliament buildings in the early 20th century.
Becoming Green Gables: The Diary of Myrtle Webb and Her Famous Farmhouse
Bookmark presents the launch of Alan MacEachern’s new book Becoming Green Gables: The Diary of Myrtle Webb and Her Famous Farmhouse on June 18 at 7 pm in the Schurman Market Square in McDougall Hall at UPEI. The event is sponsored by Bookmark and McGill-Queen’s University Press. In 1909 Myrtle and Ernest Webb took possession of an ordinary farm in Cavendish.
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A Crash Course in Canadian Environmental History
I approached a group of scholars who teach and/or write about Canadian nature and history, asking them to select and discuss a work that would help people get to know our field. It could be a book, an article, a chapter, a collection, a blogpost, a documentary, a whatever. It could be a classic in the field or a hidden gem. It could be the work of a Canadian or a non-Canadian. The only real stipulation was that it involve this place that has become Canada.
Becoming Green Gables | McGill-Queen’s University Press
The story of the family whose home inspired Anne of Green Gables and how that literary connection enriched - and upended - their lives. In 1909 Myrtle and Ernest Webb took possession of an ordinary farm in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. Ordinary but for one thing: it was already becoming known as inspiration for Anne of Green Gables, the novel written by Myrtle’s cousin Lucy Maud Montgomery and published to international acclaim a year earlier.
NiCHE @ 20
This was the opening of a 1996 state-of-the-field essay in the Journal of Historical Geography.1 You could read it as a swipe at an up-and-coming field that was cutting your field’s grass or as a grudging admission that this new field was capturing a collective imagination. Or both. I thought of that joke often in NiCHE’s first years.
Job - Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Sustainability & the Social, Western University
The Faculty of Social Science at The University of Western Ontario invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Sustainability and the Social. The successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of Assistant Professor, Probationary (tenure-track) or Associate Professor, Probationary (tenure-track or tenured) in any department in the Faculty of Social Science.
Online Event - Firebreak: How the Maine-New Brunswick Border Defined the 1825 Miramichi Fire
Firebreak: How the Maine-New Brunswick Border Defined the 1825 Miramichi Fire Forest History Society Webinar Presenter: Alan MacEachern Date: May 24, 2023 Time: 1-2pm EDT On 7 October 1825, the Miramichi region of New Brunswick experienced one of the largest forest fires in recorded history while, next door, Maine suffered the most extensive fire in its history. The fires burned in the same environmental and climatic conditions, of course – and may well have been connected.
Storms of a Century: Fiona (2022) & Five (1923)
This post originally appeared on ActiveHistory.ca. Rarely have I wanted so much to be on Prince Edward Island; never have I been so glad not to be there. It’s been hard to watch from a distance the disaster of Hurricane Fiona as it has unrolled slowly, then suddenly, then slowly again. Meteorologists warned days in advance that at landfall it would likely have the lowest recorded barometric pressure in Canadian history.
Climate at the Speed of Weather
This is the seventh post in the series, “Historians Confront the Climate Emergency,” hosted by ActiveHistory.ca, NiCHE (Network in Canadian History & Environment), Historical Climatology and Climate History Network. They say that climate is what you expect but weather is what you get. Or they used to say that. Now, the climate seems to be changing as quickly and unexpectedly as weather.
Big Country, Big Issues: Canada's Environment, Culture, and History
RCC Perspectives is an open-access publication that exists to record and reflect the activities of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. The journal was rebranded in 2016 as RCC Perspectives: Transformations in Environment and Society. It provides a forum for examining the interrelationship between environmental and social changes and is designed to inspire new perspectives on humanity and the wider world.
On the Banks of the Miramichi
With wildfires having recently raged in the Amazon, California, New South Wales, Siberia, and elsewhere, the appearance of Alan MacEachern’s The Miramichi Fire is a timely reminder of earlier conflagrations that attracted global attention. MacEachern, an accomplished environmental historian at Western University, has spent sixteen years exploring New Brunswick’s experience with forest fires almost two centuries ago.
Monroe County is working to help limit future outages
Monroe County would like to clarify and correct the issues raised in The Key West Citizen editorial (Nov. 28) regarding the garbage truck that severed AT&T and Comcast fiber lines at Mile Marker 86 that impacted communication services for a few hours. Monroe County does not have the legal authority to regulate or control AT&T, Comcast and other similar commercial providers.
Restricted Clientele! Everyday Racism in Canadian National Parks
This post is part of an ongoing series called, “Whose Nature? Race and Canadian Environmental History” This series examines the intersections of race and environment in Canada’s past and asks how human-nature relations are affected by ideas of race and racism. In writing history, I struggle with representativeness. Take the work I’ve done on the history of national parks in Canada.
Canadian History & Environment Summer School - Ottawa 2009
Time, money, and work The relationship between time, money, and work is a messy one for academics. We work at home on a Saturday morning to bring something to published form, unpaid, two years from now, in part (an unquantifiable part) because to do so may lead us toward receiving a paycheck, or will justify another one. We still dream, relatively realistically, of the single career-long job, and of productivity, even greater productivity, beyond retirement.
Tourists to P.E.I. during COVID-19 find a familiar mix of hospitality and hostility
This summer, as Prince Edward Island has been largely closed to outsiders, there have been reports of “plate-shaming”: dirty looks, nasty messages, and even vandalism directed at cars with off-Island license plates. P.E.I. has largely avoided COVID-19 so far and wants to keep that streak, and its citizens, alive. Even if such conduct is almost understandable, it is especially striking given that the Island has long cultivated a reputation for being friendly and welcoming to visitors.
Material World: Exhibiting the Anthropocene
Glass Beach, photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash. Scroll this Introduction Imagine an archaeologist or geologist of the deep future. She is at work, intent, uncovering & examining an object or its traces that speaks of our present time. Peek over her shoulder. What is she looking at? What object exemplifies our moment on the Earth – & tells how that moment came to be?
Material World: Exhibiting the Anthropocene
Glass Beach, photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash. Scroll this Imagine an archaeologist or geologist of the deep future. She is at work, intent, uncovering & examining an object or its traces that speaks of our present time. Peek over her shoulder. What is she looking at? What object exemplifies our moment on the Earth – & tells how that moment came to be?
Miramichi Fire, The | McGill-Queen’s University Press
How one of Canada's greatest natural disasters has been remembered and forgotten. On 7 October 1825, a massive forest fire swept through northeastern New Brunswick, devastating entire communities. When the smoke cleared, it was estimated that the fire had burned across six thousand square miles, one-fifth of the colony. The Miramichi Fire was the largest wildfire ever to occur within the British Empire, one of the largest in North American history, and the largest along the eastern seaboard.
Back to the Island
Sow in the Window, PEI 1972. © George S. Zimbel "I can remember the first morning when we woke up...The nearest house was a quarter mile away down the hill and there was an empty field across from us and an empty house across the road...And there was our place and our fields that were growing over. And I just felt like I had landed on Mars." ~Rick Gibbs Welcome to a site dedicated to the back-to-the-land movement on Prince Edward Island.
Well-Grounded
This is the second post in a series on “2020 Visions for Environmental History” being published jointly by NiCHE’s blog The Otter ~ La loutre and the Rachel Carson Center’s blog Seeing the Woods , with posts by Lisa Mighetto, Alan MacEachern, Arielle Helmick, and Claudia Leal. The series is intended to promote discussion at a session of the same name at the World Congress for Environmental History in late July.
Review of Mannell, Living Lightly on the Earth
Winter view of the Ark from the southwest, ca. 1977. Solsearch Architects. Scroll this Steven Mannell, “Living Lightly on the Earth:” Building an Ark for Prince Edward Island, 1974-76 (Halifax: Dalhousie Architectural Press, 2018). 116 pgs, ISBN 9780929112695 Review by Alan MacEachern. What do we owe hope? As environmental scholars, is our obligation only to truth, or are we also obliged to spread hope?
Canopy: An Interview with Alan MacEachern
Editor’s note: This is the first post in an occasional series entitled “Canopy,” in which leading environmental historians in Canada reflect on the field’s past, present, and future, as well as their journeys into and through it. In this interview, series editor Tina Adcock speaks with Alan MacEachern, the founding director of NiCHE and a professor in the Department of History at Western University.
The Year in Apocalypses
Twenty-eighteen felt like a turning point in how Hollywood movies talk about the apocalypse. It went from being a what-if or a cautionary tale to all but an inevitability. The only question was how, as filmmakers scrambled to create fresh takes on the end of the world.
Environment Canada archival collection coming to Western
It’s nice at the end of the coldest month in memory to report some warming news – and weather-related news at that. A large, nationally-significant Environment Canada archival collection is coming to Western University on long-term loan, for preservation, research, teaching, and digitization.
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