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Yeah, I can't dig up the source now, but I remember a super-volcano (probably Yellowstone) being widely accepted as the most likely source of the disaster.

• wlkr 10y ago
  That's very interesting, I read the book a few years ago and then watched the film after. Both have stuck with me, particularly some distressing scenes from the book, and yet I never put too much thought into what could have caused the disaster. Given their plight I suppose it didn't matter.
• astrodust 10y ago
  Compared to a super-volcano, even the worst nuclear winter is brief and pleasant.
• TheGRS 10y ago
  I remember a scene from the book where he recalls bright lights in the distance? I thought it was a subtle hint that it was nuclear war, but its been awhile. That was my initial interpretation at least.
  • s_kilk 10y ago
    You're right, there's a bit about (paraphrasing) the clocks stopping at 11.30, bright lights in the distance and several low concussions in the ground. Having said that, in the movie the protagonist awakes at night to an orange glow outside, implied to be wild-fires on the horizon. He rushes to the bathroom to begin filling the bathtub with water.