Does anyone have a comprehensive list of "end of the world" stories?

Had no idea how many there were and that there is a common theme!

1. Giant Volcanic Eruption: covers earth in cloud of dust.

2. Giant earthquake: similar to giant volcanic eruption.

3. Storms: Earth is covered in clouds. Storms increase in size and intensity and kill us all.

Per "littlerobbergirl":

4. Thermal Nuclear War, once again, air pollution and earth covered in a cloud of dust.

5. Ozone depletion: air pollution makes a hole in the cloud of gas covering the earth,, we all get too much sun and die.

6. Global cooling: air pollution covers earth in a cloud of gas, blocks too much heat, and we die.

7. Global warming: air pollution covers earth in a cloud of gas, traps too much heat, and we die.

8. Comet/Meteor strikes earth: throws up a cloud of dust and we die

9. Industry: air pollution covers the earth in a cloud of gas and we die.

10. Computer software bug (Y2K): cripples banking and finance, everyone runs out of money; end of the world.

The common element is exactly what got the EPA invented in 1970; air pollution and a cloud of gas over the earth. I suppose environmentalists are pushing what sells. If it worked once it must work again and again and ....

Are you talking about only recent ones, or since the dawn of time?

i always liked 'death of grass' and the tv series 'the survivors'.

you forgot nuclear war, that one never went away....