{"id":312422,"date":"2021-07-30T21:21:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T18:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-zealand-would-be-best-place-to-face-apocalypse-study\/"},"modified":"2021-07-30T21:21:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T18:21:14","slug":"new-zealand-would-be-best-place-to-face-apocalypse-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-zealand-would-be-best-place-to-face-apocalypse-study\/","title":{"rendered":"#New Zealand would be best place to face apocalypse: study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#New Zealand would be best place to face apocalypse: study<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Looking for the most ideal setting to experience Armageddon? Scientists recommend New Zealand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/15\/8161\/htm\">a study<\/a> published this month in the journal Sustainability, a pair of researchers have found evidence that a variety of factors make New Zealand the best country to be in when doomsday arrives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuman civilization has undergone a continuous trajectory of rising sociopolitical complexity since its inception,\u201d begins the study, before noting that global \u201ccollapse\u201d is increasingly likely due to such \u201cEarth System\u201d problems as climate change. When, say, a nuclear holocaust does arrive, the day of reckoning may be more gently felt in certain countries that have \u201cfavorable starting conditions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of the authors\u2019 \u201cshortlist of nations\u201d with the \u201cgreatest potential\u201d for a relatively more pleasant apocalypse experience, New Zealand topped the list, which also included Iceland, the United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe weren\u2019t surprised New Zealand was on our list,\u201d said Aled Jones, a study author and professor at the UK\u2019s Anglia Ruskin University, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/new-zealand-named-best-country-to-survive-a-global-collapse\/HGERPOHJNXOWIPCZSUUJS67SNM\/\">The New Zealand Herald <\/a>reported. \u201cWe chose that you had to be able to protect borders and places had to be temperate. So with hindsight it\u2019s quite obvious that large islands with complex societies on them already [make up the list].\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"best-end-time-countries\" class=\"wp-image-18974645 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/best-spots-for-global-societal-collapse-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/best-spots-for-global-societal-collapse-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/best-spots-for-global-societal-collapse-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/best-spots-for-global-societal-collapse-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/best-spots-for-global-societal-collapse-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Residents of the Icelandic village of Vik i Myrdal are well-positioned for when it all comes to an end.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alamy Stock Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That Kiwis have the most prime geography for humanity\u2019s eventual annihilation doesn\u2019t come as a shock to the mega-rich, either: Apocalypse-fearing billionaires have been shipping bunkers to the southwestern Pacific island for years. During the coronavirus pandemic, it also became a favorite quarantine destination among the Silicon Valley elite.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Jones\u2019 own nation made the list, however, was less expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were quite surprised the UK came out strongly. It is densely populated, has traditionally outsourced manufacturing, hasn\u2019t been the quickest to develop renewable <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, and only produces 50 percent of its own food,\u201d Jones told the publication. \u201cBut it has the potential to withstand shocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"best-end-time-countries\" class=\"wp-image-18974652 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/best-spots-for-global-societal-collapse-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/best-spots-for-global-societal-collapse-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/best-spots-for-global-societal-collapse-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/best-spots-for-global-societal-collapse-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/best-spots-for-global-societal-collapse-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sheep grazing beneath Croagh Patrick on the shore of Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland, will likely have one of the most pleasant possible apocalypse experiences. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alamy Stock Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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