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NPR had a piece a few months ago about suicide rates up in farmers https://www.npr.org/2018/05/16/611727777/suicide-is-rising-among-american-farmers-as-they-str
by ryanmercer 8y ago
NPR had a piece a few months ago about suicide rates up in farmers https://www.npr.org/2018/05/16/611727777/suicide-is-rising-among-american-farmers-as-they-struggle-to-keep-afloat https://www.npr.org/2018/05/16/611727777/suicide-is-rising-a...
If global warming continues I predict more suicides globally from small-farm operators (especially in '3rd world' countries) and as it continues to worsen theft from farms and eventually military conflicts based on both food and water.
It's not just a food issue either, as I wrote in a recent blog post it's also a water issue... aquifers are being hammered faster than they can replenish... https://www.ryanmercer.com/ryansthoughts/2018/7/8/tackling-the-problem-of-food-production https://www.ryanmercer.com/ryansthoughts/2018/7/8/tackling-t...