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Though the book ends with a message of hope about nature's ability to recover and a small plant sprouting up between the cracks of a sidewalk, and says that in time the planet will heal, it notes that the Wump World would never be quite the same.
- Bill Peet
- 1970
Jan 1, 2001 · “The Wump World” is an inspiring environmental story from the great mind of Bill Peet and it is about how the Wumps’ world changes when a race called the Pollutians come onto the Wump world and start polluting the world.
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- Bill Peet
The 2012 phenomenon predicted the world would end at the end of the 13th b'ak'tun. The Earth would be destroyed by an asteroid, Nibiru, or some other interplanetary object; an alien invasion ; or a supernova .
DateClaimant (s)Description1901This church, founded in 1831, claimed ...1901Keeler, a prominent doctor in ...23 Apr 1908Michael Paget BaxterThe last of numerous apocalyptic ...1910Flammarion predicted that the 1910 ...According to astronomers, the Sun is destined to turn into a huge, glowing red giant star, potentially engulfing the Earth in the process. But long before that, the extra heat striking our planet will trigger the evaporation of sea water.
Jan 23, 2024 · The Doomsday Clock that has been ticking for 77 years is no ordinary clock — it attempts to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, the clock was again set at 90 seconds...
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Dec 31, 2023 · The Wump World thus emphasizes the colonizing discourse that portrays humans as superior to other species, entitled to exploit the natural world. The Wumps, on the other hand, are portrayed as innocent victims who are powerless to resist the aliens destructive practices.
Jan 24, 2023 · The Doomsday Clock, created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to illustrate how close humanity has come to the end of the world, moved its "time" in 2023 to 90 seconds to midnight, 10 seconds closer than it has been for the past three years. Midnight on this clock marks the theoretical point of annihilation.
