I assume "1000 breeding pairs" means at least 2000 people. Elsewhere the article mentions an estimate of "3000 to 10000" survivors. Either way, if true, it's a

I assume "1000 breeding pairs" means at least 2000 people. Elsewhere the article mentions an estimate of "3000 to 10000" survivors. Either way, if true, it's an fascinating picture. Most of us will have more people within a few miles radius than once lived over all the Earth. I wonder what sort of traits might have been passed on had the predicted disaster not occurred.