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The Netherlands may be the first country to hit the limits of growth
The Netherlands may be the first country to hit the limits of growth The country has 507 people per sq km, nearly five times the EU average, while liveable land is shrinking due to climate change © Harry Haysom The other morning I cycled around the Dutch town where I grew up. Behind our old […]
Much Of Ukrainian Capital Without Power & Water After New Russian Airstrikes
Much Of Ukrainian Capital Without Power & Water After New Russian Airstrikes Much of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev is without electricity or water, after the latest round of major Russian airstrikes on Monday. The Russian military announced ‘successful’ strikes on multiple of the country’s vital infrastructure facilities. “The Russian Armed Forces continued to launch strikes […]
What collapse?
What collapse? Western Europe, ca 2050. I’ve been contemplating a lot recently on how modern industrial civilization would collapse. (That it will collapse was no question to me.) The term ‘collapse’ of course invokes fear and anxiety in most, as it implies a sudden, irreversible, truly catastrophic event on epic proportions. One really bad day all shit […]
Most productive NSW agricultural shire counts hundreds of millions of dollars in crop losses
Most productive NSW agricultural shire counts hundreds of millions of dollars in crop losses Crops on the verge of harvest have been wiped out.(Supplied: Rabbit Hop Films) New South Wales’s peak farming body says the damage bill for wheat losses alone in the state’s flood-hit north-west will surpass $150 million. Key points: Fourth-worst flood in […]
The Quiet Part Out Loud
The Quiet Part Out Loud
Climate change and the threat to civilization
Climate change and the threat to civilization In a speech about climate change from April 4th of this year, UN General Secretary António Guterres lambasted “the empty pledges that put us on track to an unlivable world” and warned that “we are on a fast track to climate disaster” (1). Although stark, Guterres’ statements were […]
The Food Crisis Of 2023 Is Going To Be Far Worse Than Most People Would Dare To Imagine
The Food Crisis Of 2023 Is Going To Be Far Worse Than Most People Would Dare To Imagine I am trying to sound the alarm about this as loudly as I can. The global food crisis just continues to intensify, and things are going to get really bad in 2023. As you will see below, […]
Will Any Humans Become Post-Carbon?
Will Any Humans Become Post-Carbon? Probably nobody will read this because it is far too long, far too full of horrifying details, and far too realistic for most tastes. I write it anyway, to fulfill a promise I made. Photo by Roxanne Desgagnés Back in 2007 I read the book High Noon by J. F. Rischard (also available in German). Rischard’s […]
The Road to Ruin — Part 3
The Road to Ruin — Part 3 False solutions — and a way out Our leadership class displays an extraordinary amount of stupidity and ignorance when it comes to solutions regarding the dire energy crisis we face in Europe — and soon around the world. What are the pitfalls caused by this lack of imagination […]
Overpopulation and the Collapse of Civilization
Overpopulation and the Collapse of Civilization A major shared goal of the Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB) and Sustainability Central is reducing the odds that the “perfect storm” of environmental problems that threaten humanity will lead to a collapse of civilization. Those threats include climate disruption, loss of biodiversity (and thus ecosystem […]
Richard Heinberg: Limits and prospects for human survival
Richard Heinberg: Limits and prospects for human survival
How Do We Teach the Critical Skills Needed to Face Collapse?
How Do We Teach the Critical Skills Needed to Face Collapse? So civilization, at least as we know it, is going to collapse — political, economic, social, educational, health, transportation, technological systems all will fail, a bit a first, and then more and more. We have no idea when it will be complete — could […]
Food security – life is changing
Food security – life is changing It seems hard to comprehend, living as we do in the twenty first century, that food security would ever be something we would need to concern ourselves with. But it’s a thing now. It’s a sign of the times when a cargo ship full of grain sailing across the […]
Urban Survival vs. Rural Survival: A WARNING from Selco About Your Plans
Urban Survival vs. Rural Survival: A WARNING from Selco About Your Plans Urban survival vs. rural survival is a near-constant debate in preparedness circles. Those who live on acreage sometimes scoff at those who live in cities for reasons of business, education, or families. Those who live in the cities feel obligated to defend their […]
