In the 1950s there was a lot of talk that oil would run out by 1980. In the late 50s oil was found at Moonie and that was going to make us all rich, pity it was a bit of a fizzer. Then came Alaska and the North sea. I think it will taper off for a long time yet but I do not dispute the peak oil proposition. It will just get harder to find and more expensive to produce.The oil situation has been "around the year 2000" for at least half a century now. I'd say they weren't far out since in an overall time perspective 2008 is damn close..
from: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/9941/infinity2.html (follow some of the links right at the bottom of the page for a wider range)The End Times aficionados are so entranced by the thought of this whole new mythology they can pull apocalypses out of, that they've entirely overlooked the itsy-bitsy factoid that 2012 isn't the Mayan date for end of the world, at all. That's not scheduled until sometime in the fiftieth century. 2012 will only mark the end of a calendrical cycle, and as such, a pretty good time to party...well, unless you're an End Times obsessive.
The Mayans believed that the Next Ice Age (Based on Interpretation) will be December 21st 2012...
The Prophecy of 2012
This grand cycle of evolution will culminate
winter solstice, December 21, 2012 AD.
This time we are now in has been called "The Time of Trial on Earth," "Judgement Day," "The Time of Great Purification," "The End of this Creation," "The Quickening," "The End of Time as We Know It," "The Shift of the Ages." It is foretold that the completion of the Precession brings regeneration of Earth, offering awakening to all open, willing hearts. Many peoples spoke of these last days of the Great Cycle, including the: Maya, Hopi, Egyptians, Kabbalists, Essenes, Qero elders of Peru, Navajo, Cherokee, Apache, Iroquois confederacy, Dogon Tribe, and Aborigines.
The basic point is that on normal population growth a time could be calculated when the planet is full, thats it, no more room for anymore.
Luckily, Australia exports two thirds of it's food. We will do OK as production drops off. The US, Canada, and New Zealand will do OK too. You wouldn't want to live in too many other places though.
I doubt an Australian farmer is going to feed you just because you're Australian. If an American consumer offers more cash, you get no rice.That's good to hear, at least we are not relied on imports to keep ourselve fed.
Presuming one person takes up .25m3, it would be 11.5km cubed?I found this statistic amazing.
If you placed every human on the planet in a big cube packed like sardines what would be the dimensions of that cube?
Have a go,I'll post the answer later.
I found this statistic amazing.
If you placed every human on the planet in a big cube packed like sardines what would be the dimensions of that cube?
Have a go,I'll post the answer later.
A Jehovah Witness told me everyone on the planet could fit on top of Mount Everest.
So Global warming, oil shortage, food, you've all named it above boils down to one thing, tooooo many people. PEOPLE POLUTION
Nostradarmus made dire predictions that he could not define clearly but that it would happen beyond the year 2000 I believe that more than a predictive seer he just calculated forward population growth, its a no brainer.
I have enough game meat in the freezer from this yrs hunting to last me at least 1 year. I chuckle when people say to me "i cant believe your killing an innocent animal".
I dont think life will come to this but as mentioned before if it did i would welcome it with open arms. And i also believe alot of people will struggle.
With a few assumptions, like us westerners are much bigger than the average staving refugee.
Fitting in like sardines.
Then 6 people per m3 would equal just over 1km3, ie 1000 metres x 1000 metres x 1000 metres.
brty
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?