Stratfor picks up on something I mentioned in Important news about the global food crisis! (1 April 2008): “A Wheat Fungus and the Potential Food Crisis”, Stratfor (17 April 2008) — Subscribers only.  Excerpt: A fungus that affects wheat growth has spread beyond East Africa into southern parts of the Middle East. Given the coming monsoon season, …
Kevin O’Rourke, Jakarta-based author of the Reformasi Weekly report on Indonesian politics, has generously provided a local perspective on the food situation in Indonesia. His detail-rich report reminds us of the complex social dynamics of other societies — even things that look so simple in a one-column article in the New York Times. So many …
Summary — this post contains three sections (also note the updates at the end) Reporting indications of a global food crisis. Research suggesting it could become much much worse. Analysis on the scope and significance of the problem. It is not now clear if we have a serious problem, or just a temporary abundance of bad news. …
Climate change, peak oil, 4GW, social decay, ecological collapse, economic collapse, pandemics of new and old diseases … The doomsters seem to have taken control of our newspapers, as the list goes on and on, raising the question “How can civilization survive until next week?” Imagine picking up the morning paper, coffee cup in hand. …
