Today's Featured Catastrophe: The Great Chip Shortage of 2015
Read MoreIt started with a few isolated incidents of cookie hoarding, but soon the world was gripped by a full-blown panic. Chips of all kinds were in short supply, and the global economy teetered on the brink of collapse.
The Cause The ImpactExperts point to a combination of factors, including a sudden and unexplained increase in global chip demand, a decrease in chip production, and a series of unfortunate events involving chip trucks and bad traffic
As the shortage deepened, people took to the streets, rioting and looting in search of their beloved chips. Governments struggled to respond, and the world teetered on the edge of chaos.