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Pre WW1 the strict limit of humanity was how we could fertilize our crops. The haber process made ammonium from the atmospheric and made fertilizer, and allowe
by jvm___ 4y ago
Pre WW1 the strict limit of humanity was how we could fertilize our crops.
The haber process made ammonium from the atmospheric and made fertilizer, and allowed WW1 to have all it's explosives and shells.
- nradov 4y agoFertilizer supply has been seriously reduced in the last couple years due to supply chain failures and armed conflict. This is causing food security problems in much of the developing world. https://phys.org/news/2022-12-soaring-fertilizer-prices-millions-undernourished.html https://phys.org/news/2022-12-soaring-fertilizer-prices-mill...