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Seven Reasons Why Australia is the Most Apocalyptic Country

Ever since On the Beach was published in 1957, Australia has been the country we think of when we think "global apocalypse." That might be because people fantasize it's the one continent that will escape nuclear fallout. Or because it's so remote that people north of the equator imagine it as a savage wasteland of mutations. Either way, Australia is the coolest spot to stage the end of the world. The inspirations for that come from fiction and nonfiction. Check out our list of the reasons Down Under is going down. More »

2:10 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,154 views, 39 comments

Latest by mebored81: Another great apocolyptic story set in Australia is the Tomorrow When the War began series. Basically Australia gets taken over by Asians.... Great series that everyone should read.... And vegemite is awesome... great for healing mouth ulcers more »