The Worst Disaster
By Brian Kim
Have you imagined what would happen when necessary resource, petroleum, suddenly disappears?
Now, there is no petroleum. Human beings used all the petroleum. Petroleum is oil which is found under the surface of the earth or under the sea bed. It is used everywhere in our life: the food we eat, the medical stores we use, the houses we live in, the clothes we wear, and the transportations we have all require petroleum. Human beings are facing the biggest disaster we’ve ever seen.
1 day after oil depletion
1 day after oil depletion, some people realize how terrible the situation is. Still, many people don’t realize the situation and keep wasting petroleum. The price of petroleum is increasing rapidly; somewhere the price rose more than 10 times. Although the price of petroleum is extremely expensive, people have to buy it. Not only the price of petroleum, but also the price of all goods is going up. All ships and airplanes already stopped running because they need a large amount of petroleum to move. Therefore, the trade between countries is stopped. Every country is isolated. The other problem is that people are losing their jobs. Since petroleum is used everywhere, every area of jobs suffers greatly. The number of doctors, engineers, and many other jobs is decreasing quickly. People are embarrassed and panic. Most of them act like drowned rats. People start to regret what they’ve done.
1 week after oil depletion
Oil exhaustion doesn’t last for just few days. It will last forever unless abundant petroleum is reproduced again. After 1 week, most people notice that they face the terrible disaster for the first time. In many countries, development of new resources accelerates to solve this disaster. No matter how hard they try, a new resource isn’t created easily. In the meantime, many people are suffering from cold or heat. If there is enough petroleum, people can utilize air conditioners or heaters to control the temperature. Many people are fighting against their hunger. The supply of feedstuff and fertilizer has ceased. People can no longer find groceries at the market. Many big companies are going bankrupt which means more people are losing their jobs. Car companies such as Hyundai and Toyota stopped producing unnecessary automobiles that need petroleum. They use every effort on developing new kinds of car such as electric cars and hybrid cars. Unlike other countries, countries in the Middle East are badly damaged. Saudi Arabia, for example, could live richly because they had large amount of oil underground. Oil occupied about 90% of Saudi Arabia’s exports. Now, Saudi Arabia has no way to make profits. The economy of Saudi Arabia will eventually collapse. The earth is becoming dark. There is no electricity to brighten the earth as people cannot transport coal. Coal is the main material that produces us electricity.
6 months after oil depletion
It has been 6 months after oil became exhausted. The whole world is devastated now. All living things are still suffering from starvation. They are struggling to survive. Many people are stealing food, household items, and petroleum from others. Faith between the people is destroyed. The environment as well as trust is ruined. Large masses of waste piles up as there are no machine to clean up. Most factories and companies shut down. The concept of work completely disappears. To make matters worse, diseases are spreading out rapidly. Although many people know that they have a disease, they cannot be treated because petroleum played a great role in medical science field.
5 years after oil depletion.
The great movement of humankind begins after 5 years. The last hope, emergency food supply and stored petroleum, are entirely exhausted. As the weather gets colder, people in the northern countries are moving toward the southern region to survive. Many satellites end up their days, but people cannot launch new satellites. Huge amounts of petroleum are required to launch a satellite.
10 years after oil depletion
10 years after oil depletion, some good news starts to be heard. Due to efforts of many scientists, some alternative resources are being developed. For example, biomass which can be altered to fuel is being tested. However, people won’t feel as much comfort as when they had petroleum for several years because new resources cannot replace petroleum perfectly. They still have some defects. After hearing that good news, some people are going back to the northern region with great expectation.
50 years after oil depletion
After 50 years, humanity finds peace again. Everything returns to the original position. Renewable energy is completely replacing petroleum. Airplanes, cars, and ships are moving again. Many factories are operating as well. All people went back to their countries. Surprisingly, the earth is becoming much cleaner than before. Many cities are surrounded by forests because people haven’t cut off trees for 50 years. Vehicles will not emit exhaust gas anymore. Every vehicle uses renewable energy which never harms our environment. The sky is blue and the sea is transparent. People live in harmony with nature.
As a result of oil depletion, the earth became better. People are living in a new world. Nevertheless, no one knows when the other catastrophe will come.