Every event has a turning point. What Comes Next starts there. We follow the real history, the verified science, right up to the edge of what we know. Then we ask what happens if one thing goes differently, and we trace every ripple forward. We always tell you exactly where the facts end. New episodes twice a week.
How One Sunless Day Could Become the Hungry Years (Episode 8 Short)
What if the sun went dark for one day and then rose again? A whole hemisphere's spring crop freezes at once, every country that sells grain keeps its harvest at home, and the hungry years begin over a harbor full of grain ships that nobody will let leave.
Earth at night and eclipse footage is courtesy of NASA.
The full story is in Episode 8 of What Comes Next, What If the Sun Disappeared for 24 Hours?
26 Oct 2026
What If the Weather Warning Became a Subscription? The Free Alert Comes Late. (Series 01 Episode 3 Short)
This part is imagined. The paid warning goes out at 9:40, the free one arrives at 10:15, and by then the storm has crossed the trailer park. Would you pay for the faster warning, or keep the free one?
Every scene in this Short is AI-generated, and full credits are in the episode description.
The full story is Series 01 Episode 3 of What Comes Next, and the video is on the What Comes Next YouTube channel.
26 Oct 2026
What Would Happen If the Sun Disappeared for 24 Hours? (Episode 8 Short)
What if the sun's light and heat switched off at noon for exactly 24 hours? Stars come out over office towers at lunchtime, every solar farm on Earth stops at once, and by midnight the young wheat is white with frost.
Eclipse and Earth at night footage is courtesy of NASA.
The full story is in Episode 8 of What Comes Next, What If the Sun Disappeared for 24 Hours?
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