If America Lost Its Electricity: An Electromagnetic Shock
Moving through West Africa I admire the resilience of people here. In many places, the power being ON is the surprise, not when it's OFF. I often wonder what would happen to the world if we lost power, or running water, or grocery stores, or really any of our "fancy" infrastructure.<p>In my experience and estimation, a massive percentage of people in Developed countries would wither and die, while undeveloped countries would continue to function almost exactly as they do now.<p>I think there is a lot to be said for knowing how to grow your own food, hunt your own meat, build your own shelter, etc.