Somewhere in my past blogs and referenced on my home page, I have noted that our ability to manage population’s needs for food, water, shelter and energy are rapidly depleting the Earth’s resources. That is to say that it is not just Climate Change where we face an existential threat. If one uses the concept of an inverted pyramid, population sits at the bottom and drives virtually all the critical issues.
There have recently been a number of articles referencing this issue and in many cases note that the ideal population of humans on Earth needs to be closer to 2 billion instead of the current 8 billion heading towards 10 billion. However, population control is clearly one of the verboten subjects and although a more highly educated society tends to actually fall below replacement birthrate, we remain on the verge of catastrophic depletion of critical resources. It is not human nature to work cooperatively to manage what we have and do those things that will get us back in balance, so Mother Nature will have to step in and force a painful correction.
I most certainly will not be around (I hope) when the sh*t hits the fan, but my children and gran-children most certainly will be. Hopefully our farm refuge will be up and running, providing them with a better chance and I would urge others to start thinking about adaptation strategies. Humanity will not disappear but the correction is going to be painful for everyone.
SZ
several articles:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/humans-are-dangerously-pushing-the-limits-of-our-planet-in-ways-other-than-climate-change/ar-AA1gFHnQ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=161b5619cb6e4ac0b43b59ebd1f1450d&ei=49
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-predict-a-population-correction-is-coming-our-way/ss-AA1geESI?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=790d33b1002c46bbb6c0ca5b7386aa1c&ei=57#image=1
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/demand-for-oil-gas-and-coal-will-peak-by-2030-but-that-s-not-fast-enough-to-keep-global-warming-within-1-5-degrees-says-iea-chief/ar-AA1gC2cN?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=99e5e1a18f19476e82903ca8893a2fa4&ei=41#image=1
Another article from 9-24-23: Scientists Predict a ‘Population Correction’ is Coming Our Way https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-predict-a-population-correction-is-coming-our-way/ss-AA1geESI?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=61a11df68f774a1f987bf40bf5fca92a&ei=26#image=1