holocaust

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In the 1950s, it was a nuclear holocaust and in the 1960s a population bomb and deforestation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

In her new research-based what-if book “Nuclear War: A Scenario,” Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen reveals how a nuclear holocaust would play out in real time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

As humans continue to encroach on our planet, we are driving a mass extinction that some experts call a "biological holocaust."

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024

Signs were seen reading "Jews against genocide", and "The grandchild of a holocaust survivor says: Stop Gaza Holocaust."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024

Rare is the human spirit that remains buoyant in a holocaust.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann