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Author Topic:   Scenarios For the Near Future Climax of Human History
jar
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Message 28 of 36 (290745)
02-26-2006 9:53 PM
Reply to: Message 27 by Quetzal
02-26-2006 8:55 PM


The grass is greener
Rather than an incurable plague or asteroid impact, how 'bout good ol' fashioned ecological collapse?
I don't think you even have to go that far.
If there was just a small nudge to the climate, nothing major but enough so that harvests became unpredictable. Look at what happened in Europe during the Little Ice Age and actually continuing right up into the mid 1800s.
If we could not predict what areas will be productive, say four out of ten years, for a period of a century or so, what would be left?

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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jar
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Message 30 of 36 (290761)
02-26-2006 10:46 PM
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02-26-2006 10:32 PM


Re: The grass is greener
And it is certainly possible, perhaps even likely.
What really annoys me is just like Katrina, just like 9-11, just like the situation in the Middle-East, everyone is standing around aruguing about causes and probabilities and doing NOTHING about preparing for the consequences.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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jar
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Message 32 of 36 (290763)
02-26-2006 11:29 PM
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02-26-2006 11:08 PM


Re: Not enough is known but....
Okay, maybe this could head down an interesting track.
What would be the 5 biggest threats that should be considered?
What would be the 5 best steps to take to prepare for each?

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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