1

the atomic wars

2

an alien invasion

3

the earth's biosphere became unstable, ravaging civilization

4

meteors wiped out most life on earth

5

plagues decimated humanity

6

one third of earth's population vanished without a trace

7

all electronics mysteriously stopped working

8

the long winter began

9

earth's last economy collapsed

10

the robot armies fell silent

11

the earth opened up, and hell spewed forth

12

"The Donald" was inaugurated

13

the Old Ones rose from the sea, decimating human civilization

14

the seas rose up, swallowing entire nations before receding

15

the corvids revealed their sentience

16

the Cephalopod uprisings

17

the Darwin virus wiped out 72% of humans

18

the dinosaurs came back

19

the moon was obliterated

20

the Great Serpent swallowed the sun

1

years

2

months

3

weeks

4

days

5

seasons

6

moons

1

Bakersfield, CA

2

Chico, CA

3

Compton, CA

4

Fresno, CA

5

Hollywood, CA

6

Long Beach, CA

7

Los Angeles, CA

8

Merced, CA

9

Modesto, CA

10

Oakland, CA

11

Redding, CA

12

Riverside, CA

13

Sacramento, CA

14

Salinas, CA

15

San Diego, CA

16

San Francisco, CA

17

San Jose, CA

18

San Luis Obispo, CA

19

Santa Barbara, CA

20

Stockton, CA

21

Visalia, CA

22

Watts, CA

23

Yuba City, CA

24

Albany, GA

25

Athens, GA

26

Atlanta, GA

27

Augusta, GA

28

Columbus, GA

29

Macon, GA

30

Savannah, GA

31

Cedar Rapids, IA

32

Davenport, IA

33

Des Moines, IA

34

Dubuque, IA

35

Iowa City, IA

36

Sioux City, IA

37

Waterloo Falls, IA

38

Alexandria, LA

39

Baton Rouge, LA

40

Houma, LA

41

Lafayette, LA

42

Lake Charles, LA

43

Monroe, LA

44

New Orleans, LA

45

Shreveport, LA

46

Springfield, MA

47

Pittsfield, MA

48

Barnstable, MA

49

Boston, MA

50

Philadelphia, PA

51

Altoona, PA

52

State College, PA

53

Erie, PA

54

Reading, PA

55

Harrisburg, PA

56

Pittsburgh, PA

57

York, PA

58

Sharon, PA

59

Scranton, PA

60

Allentown, PA

61

Johnstown, PA

62

Lancaster, PA

63

Williamsport, PA

64

Richmond, VA

65

Roanoke, VA

66

Danville, VA

67

Charlottesville, VA

68

Lynchburg, VA

69

Norfolk, VA

70

Yakima, WA

71

Richland, WA

72

Seattle, WA

73

Spokane, WA

74

Bellingham, WA

75

Washington, DC

76

Asheville, NC

77

Fayetteville, NC

78

Greenville, NC

79

Jacksonville, NC

80

Charlotte, NC

81

Raleigh, NC

82

Wilmington, NC

83

Goldsboro, NC

84

Greensboro, NC

85

Rocky Mount, NC

86

Hickory, NC

87

Columbia, SC

88

Florence, SC

89

Greenville, SC

90

Myrtle Beach, SC

91

Charleston, SC

92

Sumter, SC

93

Pocatello, ID

94

Boise City, ID

95

Cumberland, MD

96

Baltimore, MD

97

Bismarck, ND

98

Fargo, ND

99

Grand Forks, ND

100

Sioux Falls, SD

101

Rapid City, SD

102

Dover, DE

103

Portland, ME

104

Lewiston, ME

105

Bangor, ME

106

Omaha, NE

107

Lincoln, NE

108

Lima, OH

109

Mansfield, OH

110

Cleveland, OH

111

Steubenville, OH

112

Cincinnati, OH

113

Akron, OH

114

Canton, OH

115

Dayton, OH

116

Youngstown, OH

117

Toledo, OH

118

Columbus, OH

119

Honolulu, HI

120

Lansing, MI

121

Jackson, MI

122

Kalamazoo, MI

123

Benton Harbor, MI

124

Grand Rapids, MI

125

Detroit, MI

126

Saginaw City, MI

127

Providence, RI

128

Milwaukee, WI

129

Janesville, WI

130

Eau Claire, WI

131

La Crosse, WI

132

Sheboygan, WI

133

Madison, WI

134

Appleton, WI

135

Wausau, WI

136

Green Bay, WI

137

Newark, NJ

138

Atlantic City, NJ

139

Anchorage, AK

140

Tulsa, OK

141

Enid, OK

142

Lawton, OK

143

Oklahoma City, OK

144

Tuscaloosa, AL

145

Florence, AL

146

Mobile, AL

147

Huntsville, AL

148

Birmingham, AL

149

Dothan, AL

150

Gadsden, AL

151

Anniston, AL

152

Auburn, AL

153

Decatur, AL

154

Montgomery, AL

155

Daytona Beach, FL

156

Fort Myers, FL

157

Fort Pierce, FL

158

Fort Walton, FL

159

Gainesville, FL

160

Jacksonville, FL

161

Lakeland, FL

162

Miami, FL

163

Naples, FL

164

Ocala, FL

165

Orlando, FL

166

Palm Bay, FL

167

Panama City, FL

168

Pensacola, FL

169

Punta Gorda, FL

170

Sarasota, FL

171

Tallahassee, FL

172

Tampa, FL

173

West Palm Beach, FL

174

Peoria, IL

175

Springfield, IL

176

Rockford, IL

177

Champaign, IL

178

Bloomington, IL

179

Chicago, IL

180

Decatur, IL

181

Santa Fe, NM

182

Albuquerque, NM

183

Las Cruces, NM

184

Bloomington, IN

185

Elkhart, IN

186

Evansville, IN

187

Fort Wayne, IN

188

Indianapolis, IN

189

Kokomo, IN

190

Lafayette, IN

191

Muncie, IN

192

South Bend, IN

193

Terre Haute, IN

194

St Cloud, MN

195

Duluth, MN

196

St Paul, MN

197

Rochester, MN

198

Minneapolis, MN

199

Chattanooga, TN

200

Nashville, TN

201

Clarksville, TN

202

Knoxville, TN

203

Jackson, TN

204

Memphis, TN

205

Johnson City, TN

206

Grand Junction, CO

207

Pueblo, CO

208

Boulder, CO

209

Denver, CO

210

Colorado Springs, CO

211

Fort Collins, CO

212

Columbia, MO

213

Springfield, MO

214

St Joseph, MO

215

Joplin, MO

216

St Louis, MO

217

Kansas City, MO

218

Fayetteville, AR

219

Pine Bluff, AR

220

Fort Smith, AR

221

Little Rock, AR

222

Jonesboro, AR

223

Texarkana, TX, AR

224

Portland, OR

225

Medford, OR

226

Eugene, OR

227

Corvallis, OR

228

Aguadilla, PR

229

Ponce, PR

230

San Juan, PR

231

Mayaguez, PR

232

Topeka, KS

233

Wichita, KS

234

Lawrence, KS

235

Hattiesburg, MS

236

Biloxi, MS

237

Jackson, MS

238

Hartford, CT

239

New London, CT

240

Missoula, MT

241

Billings, MT

242

Great Falls, MT

243

Provo, UT

244

Salt Lake City, UT

245

Burlington, VT

246

Reno, NV

247

Las Vegas, NV

248

Wheeling, WV

249

Parkersburg, WV

250

Huntington, WV

251

Charleston, WV

252

Abilene, TX

253

Amarillo, TX

254

Austin, TX

255

Beaumont, TX

256

Brownsville, TX

257

Bryan Station, TX

258

Corpus Christi, TX

259

Dallas, TX

260

El Paso, TX

261

Fort Worth, TX

262

Houston, TX

263

Killeen, TX

264

Laredo, TX

265

Longview, TX

266

Lubbock, TX

267

McAllen, TX

268

Odessa, TX

269

San Angelo, TX

270

San Antonio, TX

271

Sherman, TX

272

Tyler, TX

273

Victoria, TX

274

Waco, TX

275

Wichita Falls, TX

276

Louisville, KY

277

Lexington, KY

278

Owensboro, KY

279

Albany, NY

280

Binghamton, NY

281

Buffalo, NY

282

Elmira, NY

283

Glens Falls, NY

284

Jamestown, NY

285

New York City, NY

286

Rochester, NY

287

Syracuse, NY

288

Utica, NY

289

Cheyenne, WY

290

Casper, WY

291

Yuma, AZ

292

Flagstaff, AZ

293

Tucson, AZ

294

Phoenix, AZ

1

swampy

2

tundra

3

dessert

4

forested

5

ash-strewn

6

frozen

7

water-logged

8

polluted

1

a dilapidated

2

a dilapidated

3

a dilapidated

4

a barely-functional

5

a barely-functional

6

a salvaged

7

a salvaged

8

a rebuilt

9

a rebuilt

10

a rebuilt

11

a retrofitted

12

a cobbled-together

13

a stolen

14

a gasping

15

a gasping

16

an up-armored

17

a spike-covered

18

the skeleton of a

19

a tricked-out

20

a lifted

1

bus

2

school bus

3

greyhound bus

4

city bus

5

tour bus

6

prison bus

7

18-wheeler

8

MRAP

9

M.E.V.

10

van

11

church van

12

delivery van

13

camper-van

14

panel van

15

government surveillance van

16

wizard van

17

euro van

18

minivan

19

half-track

20

amphibious touring craft

21

convoy of assorted vehicles

22

R.V.

23

Humvee

24

Jeep

25

station-wagon

26

SUV

27

ambulance

28

firetruck

29

Abrams tank

30

Smart car

31

Pickup truck

32

Weinermobile

33

Bearcat