Meanwhile, everyone is looking towards the place where civilisation began and ignoring something that might cause civilisation to end… the SARS epidemic is gathering momentum with almost 500 cases reported and 17 dead so far. Not to spread panic but so far we have been pretty lucky with the various horror diseases that could wipe out entire continents. This one, however, has the potential of solving the world overpopulation problem in a very short period. The virus has not yet been properly identified, a medicine that might possibly help with fighting the disease has been found but this bug is fast and it spreads fastest in the poorest countries. Of course, most people in the rich west will be just fine, as usual. This could be a disaster that has no comparison in recent history.