The Great Ravine
Item from The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin
The mid-Crisis-Era population collapse — a multi-decade depression of starvation, war and despair when the war economy outran the planet's biosphere.
Also known as: the Ravine, the Great Famine
What They Know
- Caused largely by the over-militarization of Earth's economy during early Crisis decades.
- Resulted in several billion deaths and a substantial reduction in industrial capacity.
- Recovery was partial; surviving Crisis institutions emerged smaller and more fatalistic.
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