The drifa cataclysm of 2054
In the year 2042, what seemed to be an asteroid was spotted heading in Earth's direction and was purportedly on a direct collision course with the Pacific Ocean. It was estimated to be roughly the size of Seattle and if it landed in the predicted year of 2054, the effects would be catastrophic. The end of human civilization could have very well been at hand. However, the crisis sparked a 12 year race against time to rapidly advance planetary defense technology before the predicted collision with the asteroid dubbed “Drifa.”
All companies involved in the development and use of technology were conscripted to create an environment capable of withstanding all known catastrophic weather events and sustaining human life indefinitely thereafter. The conscription conglomerates consisted of industrial, medical, agricultural, economical, ecological, architectural, militaristic and even video game companies. Together, they comprised the head research and development teams responsible for AI breakthroughs leading to the creation of capable materials for constructing artificial landmasses able to support incredibly durable city-sized habitats featuring experimental adaptive conversion technologies to generate energy from storm winds and flood waters, summer heat, winter cold, solar rays, and lunar radiation.
In the end, 500 city-sized, dome shaped habitats were erected across the United States. Other countries devised and implemented similar and derivative methods to sustain their populations. However, space was limited within these Biomes. On January 1st, 2054, the speeding object split the sky collided with the Pacific Ocean with such nuclear force to shut down broadcasting signals planet wide.
Over 3.9 billion people across the globe were estimated to have been lost to what became known in world history as