Multiple Crises
Experts predict worldwide conflict over resources
“Brace yourself. You may not be able to tell yet, but according to global experts and the U.S. intelligence community, the earth is already shifting under you. Whether you know it or not, you’re on a new planet, a resource-shock world of a sort humanity has never before experienced.” Michael T. Klare writes in TomDispatch [...]
‘Global Risks 2013′: Is a word to the wise sufficient?
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, The World Economic Forum (WEF) describes itself as “an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.” The WEF hosts conferences, sponsors initiatives, and publishes research, such as its annual global [...]
Wish you could go to Mars? Be patient. Earth is turning into the red planet. [UPDATED]
Robotic missions to Mars, such as that of the Curiosity rover, rekindle dreams of manned missions. In response to a special edition of the Journal of Cosmology about a privately-funded mission to Mars, over 500 people volunteered. Perhaps some were inspired by science fiction stories in which humans were able to survive voyages through space [...]
The new normal… or the prelude to TEOTWAWKI? [UPDATED]
The drought and record-breaking heat affecting vast areas of the planet have gotten the attention of many who previously all but ignored climate change. The media are quoting several scientists who describe these climatological conditions as the “new normal.” We will be fortunate indeed if that is the case, because the alternative is that we [...]
Earth at tipping point. What — Me Worry?
“Scientists uncover evidence of impending tipping point for Earth,” is the alarming headline of the UC Berkeley News Center website. “A prestigious group of scientists from around the world is warning that population growth, widespread destruction of natural ecosystems, and climate change may be driving Earth toward an irreversible change in the biosphere, a planet-wide [...]
We’re 98% chimp. Is the remaining 2% enough to save humanity?
What if the world were run by chimps — chimps pumping greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, chimps dumping toxic waste into water supplies, chimps engaging in violent terrorism and military attacks, chimps bankrupting businesses and countries and families…. Wait. The world is run by chimps who are doing all those things and more. There’s not [...]
Columnist comes out as “doomer”
“It’s official. I’m a doomer,” writes Philip S. (Skip) Wenz in his July 3rd newspaper column. Wenz is explaining a previous column (online here) in which he wrote, in part: “About 20 years ago, I read a book on global warming called ‘The Next One Hundred Years.’ The book was filled with dire — and, [...]
Global corporate dystopia
“The world as we know it is coming to an end. And what will follow will not be pleasant or easy.” Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize winner for his NY Times coverage of global terrorism, writes in Adbusters about corporate dystopia. “The bankrupt corporate power elite, who continue to serve the dead ideas of unfettered [...]
Multiple, simultaneous crises [UPDATED]
In Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines, Richard Heinberg addresses “a frightening array of peaks” mankind faces in the new century: oil, natural gas, coal, uranium and other crucial metals and minerals, as well as peak population, climate stability, fresh water, arable land, and grain and wild fish harvests. Heinberg notes the [...]
A User’s Guide to the Crisis of Civilization
A User’s Guide to the Crisis of Civilization: And How to Save it, by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, is the first systematic, peer-reviewed study of the multiplicity of crises we face. Ahmed explains how climate change, energy scarcity, food insecurity, economic instability, and international terrorism and militarism interrelate and synergize in a “potentially cataclysmic convergence of [...]
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