The world need not be wiped clean of life, but a good many species would die or change, including the most complex.
If, in a hypothetical or fictional world, there were suddenly no oil at all tomorrow, our species would die quickly.
I mean, if nothing else, our species will die with a bit of dignity.
It's almost as if species are weakened by the major change, but die off later.
This species lives for about twelve months and usually dies after spawning.
Islands are, all too often, where species and populations die.
This species no longer died naturally, but only by accident, suicide or being killed.
All species die or change over millions of years.
I'm looking at the way the world is going; I'm watching species die.
An entire species wouldn't die because someone on her crew had been disloyal.