[quote=TheMadAsshatter]
Well, since it's cold as shit, several diseases would have actually died off as either all of their carriers died or the microbes themselves couldn't take the cold. I'd have to do some research on the matter, but infection isn't impossible. No zombies, that has nothing to do with the plot, though several animals that used to live near the polar regions would have likely emigrated closer to the mid-latitudes, things like wolves, polar bears, arctic foxes, etc. I'm still thinking through the details, but if this garners enough interest I'll get to it.
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so the world became radioactive Alaska essentially?