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You know what else causes social unrest? Starvation induced by crop failure. We’re already seeing the first signs with recent extreme weather and the megadrough
by matthewdgreen 4y ago
You know what else causes social unrest? Starvation induced by crop failure. We’re already seeing the first signs with recent extreme weather and the megadrought. Wait just a short few years until it really gets moving.
- downsidesabound 4y agoThat too will cause social unrest, indeed. But we won’t suffer social unrest today just to make tomorrow easier, however wise that might be. We’ll kick the can.
- matthewdgreen 4y agoIt's already happening. https://archive.ph/pDvLA https://archive.ph/pDvLA
- fny 4y agoNatural gas is an incredible important input in the development of fertilizers. This is part of the reason cereal prices have skyrocketed so far. Unfortunately, everything is interlinked. Carbon is certainly an issue, but we've clearly put the cart before the horse.
- brnt 4y agoSyria collapsed due to crop failure (3 or 4 years in a row). Thats a decade ago now.