Bad omens
One has to wonder if the bells are starting to toll. An article last week in the UK's Independent highlighted the precarious place of Australia in a changing climate. Scientists are saying it is more than freak chance that this continent-country is facing its worst drought in recorded history. Australia is considered the "canary in the coal mine" for global warming and some have argued why its uniquely precarious situation could make this the first society to collapse in consequence. The country's agriculture fights viciously against the advance of the driest desert on earth while the urban population packs into coastline that is vulnerable to rising sea levels. Not a recipe for happy times in the future. Meanwhile, the science blog Climate Progress places Australia's predicament in both a local and global context, pointing out how global warming could result in "permanent drought" in the American Southwest - alongside several other areas in the world NOAA has labeled as potential permanent Dust Bowls.
If that's not enough to depress you, a report also came out last week that, according to a study by Merrill Lynch, non-OPEC oil production may have already peaked. “As a result of these steep decline rates, the world now needs to replace an amount of oil production equivalent to Saudi Arabia’s production every two years,” said Francisco Blanch, head of global commodities research at Merrill Lynch. If the global recession does not saunter past 2009, oil prices will start moving back up as early as next year.
Oh, and to put the cherry on top, take a look at this image to see what the American Southeast will look like if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapses. The elites might build some walls to save Florida, but I doubt they'll care that much for Louisiana marshland.
Yikes.
If that's not enough to depress you, a report also came out last week that, according to a study by Merrill Lynch, non-OPEC oil production may have already peaked. “As a result of these steep decline rates, the world now needs to replace an amount of oil production equivalent to Saudi Arabia’s production every two years,” said Francisco Blanch, head of global commodities research at Merrill Lynch. If the global recession does not saunter past 2009, oil prices will start moving back up as early as next year.
Oh, and to put the cherry on top, take a look at this image to see what the American Southeast will look like if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapses. The elites might build some walls to save Florida, but I doubt they'll care that much for Louisiana marshland.
Yikes.
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