Breaking Down: Collapse
Apprehensive about the future? Like many, you likely have a gut feeling that things aren't quite right, but haven’t been able to place your finger on why. That feeling only grows with the increasing political tensions, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, and supply chain disruptions. What do all these challenges mean? And what will be the result of society’s current trajectory? “Breaking Down: Collapse” takes the complex concepts surrounding the ultimate collapse of modern industrial society and simplifies them so they’re easier to learn. The compelling evidence for our inevitable decline is introduced by collapse-aware Kory to his good friend, Kellan, who probably doesn’t realize what he signed up for! Skeptical? Gear up for a paradigm shift! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Sea Level Rise numbers just got more intense for large coastal cities, thanks to the double whammy of rising oceans and sinking ground levels.
Sea levels rising dramatically in some areas due to land subsidence
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This week I speak again with Juan Pablo Quinonez, nearly 4 years after our first interview. Juan Pablo has written and released a book about navigating collapse. Find it here
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RCP 8.5 was removed as a potential emissions scenario. This is great news, right! Right? Right...
The climate apocalypse is canceled. The merely terrible is not. | Vox
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The billionaires are heading towards becoming trillionaires, and the masses are struggling to get by. Why, and what are the mechanisms?
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Bezos defends billionaires, hypes AI, praises Trump on CNBC
What Are ‘Freedom Cities’? Billionaire CEOs’ Plan Could Reshape America - Newsweek
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As the title describes, we walk through the question: What will collapse first in a slow collapse?
Spirit Airlines collapse to benefit these airlines
Another airline files for bankruptcy protection and cancels all flights
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A new outbreak of Ebola in DRC and Uganda is growing rapidly. Even from the time of recording this article to the day of releasing it, the death count has nearly doubled and known cases continue to climb, with some articles claiming that it's continually breaking containment. We take a look here at how catabolic collapse played a part in this outbreak and will likely continue to do in other disease outbreaks to come.
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The world is becoming more of a surveillance state every day, and the growth is accelerating. Unfortunately, we don't always see the change happening so it's not front of mind. Let's talk about Flock and work towards eradicating it in our local communities.
House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program | AP Ne...
$20 trillion spent globally on disaster cleanup and prevention in the last 20 or so years. This money could all have been spent in other places, and it begs the question: Will investment eventually move towards planet (or human) preserving endeavors?
A $20 Trillion Wealth Transfer Is Happening Under Our Noses - Bloomberg
USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought - AgWeb
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In the previous 35 years, we've experienced a whopping 95% loss of wildlife in South America and the Caribbean. What other impacts to biodiversity have we seen recently?
New Study: 95% Decline in Wildlife in Latin America & Caribbean since 1970 | by IZY-Hosting | Medium
We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup – Mother Jones
Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find | Air pollution |...
India faces multiple simultaneous challenges, that could prove overwhelming in the coming years and decades:
Modi says Iran war poses severe risks to India, urges cuts in fuel use and gold purchases
India’s Oil Crisis Deepens as Hormuz Remains Shut | OilPrice.com
It took only 1 month for the probabilities to shift momentously. Here's an update on El Nino, and what it tells us about the future of the world in the coming decade.
European forecast shows 100% chance of Super El Niño forming | Fox Weather
New May 1 ECMWF El Nino forecast significantly worsens from previous month : r/collapse
Billionaire Kevin O'Leary wants to build the world's largest data center at the tippy toppy of the Great Salt Lake. People are (rightfully) not happy about it.
Box Elder County data center's projected daily heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs
Stuart Adams PAC Received $135,000 From MIDA Donors After Data Center Approval
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Here's a few drivers behind it:
What's Powering the K-Shaped Economy: Inflation, Stock Market Gains - Business Insider
K-shaped economy hits the gas pump as lower-income Americans pull back, NY Fed finds
The K-Shaped Economy Is Reshaping American Cities | Dame Magazine
Americans owe a record $1.68 trillion in car loans | Fortune
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Palantir CEO Says Legalizing War Crimes Would Be Good for Business
Bill banning whites-only housing passes Pennsylvania House by 1 vote | ABC27
Judicial nominees don’t know if Trump can run for a 3rd term : r/law
Louisiana Governor Tossed Thousands of Votes In Order to Help Trump | The New Republic
Louisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymander - Democracy Docket
The Western US is not the only region struggling with a terrible water decade. Corpus Christi, Texas is potentially one of the first cities to actually run dry.
Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water
Corpus Christi residents frustrated as water crisis makes national news
Central Texas is running out of water, and we keep building like we have plenty : r/collapse
New news about Trump firing the entire National Science Board is one step closer to the death of science at his hand.
Trump administration fires all members of US National Science Board | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
National Science Board members fired by Trump administration | AP News
Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change
Science and Public Health in the Trump Era: The Dismantling of Evid...
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