tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post2641924993608278152..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: malthus' gore warming 2 of 4James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-77594913012549283832016-10-19T05:24:54.925-07:002016-10-19T05:24:54.925-07:00Most of the time when you read about now deserts t...Most of the time when you read about now deserts they always imply less impact from humans. In your example on the Sahara, I've never read about human use changing it from wood to sand. You read about Lake Tahoe going from more diversity to now a single junk pine, to feed the mines in NV, but you never learn about the whole state being a forest. I've only seen one reference to Greece being heavily forested, then being denuded and being replaced by junk olive trees. Just like factory smoke was never a toxin, just "the smell of money". The lies we tell ourselves to enable the rich.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-25156665266935178062016-10-18T18:47:24.380-07:002016-10-18T18:47:24.380-07:00Most climate change is caused by humans mismanagin...Most climate change is caused by humans mismanaging natural resources, creating desertification. Otherwise it's due to sunspots and other naturally occurring cycles. For example, the Sahara Desert used to be the Sahara Forest. It was completely stripped for construction projects, building ships, fuel, war engines, etc. What used to support a variety of life, is now desolate. The Indians (feather) that inhabited the Death Valley area in CA were offended when they found out what the first white pioneers named the place. At the time, "Death Valley" had everything they needed for life and health (plus trading with nearby tribes). No longer though. If you look at a good topo map of CA, you'll see there's around 40 dry lake beds in the southeastern area of CA in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. As late as the 1950's, there was a lake near Barstow where Los Angelinos would go catch fish in. Researchers say that area used to receive an average of 20" of annual rainfall, had plenty of oaks and pines, and the Indians there had it "easy." Since LA diverted all the water, all those lakes have been drained and the areas are now barren, covered in creosote bushes and other minimally useful, sparse vegetation. Likewise, much of NV was once covered in Pinon Pine forest. Much of it was stripped to provide tunnel supports, housing, and fuel needs for the gold and silver mines.<br />Peace outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-30195299325315272662016-10-18T14:55:52.874-07:002016-10-18T14:55:52.874-07:00A lot of what I write on has few answers, but some...A lot of what I write on has few answers, but sometimes just knowing a problem is coming gives you an edge.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-27514669769527821342016-10-18T14:54:22.322-07:002016-10-18T14:54:22.322-07:00None of us is prepared for the future, next year o...None of us is prepared for the future, next year or ten years from now. Some have better insurance than others, but no one can come close to duplicating the needed security infrastructure.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-83712708817395950432016-10-18T14:48:42.454-07:002016-10-18T14:48:42.454-07:00All good points. I assume, for the sake of worst ...All good points. I assume, for the sake of worst case scenario, we can't rely on our "superpower" status to help us out. And you know what they say about assumptions. Good to see you are back. It's been something like a year, hasn't it?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-33635420679489147532016-10-18T10:18:43.115-07:002016-10-18T10:18:43.115-07:00I think it is a mistake to have the collapse start...I think it is a mistake to have the collapse starting with us. We are in a much stronger position than many folks out there.<br /><br />There is a reason that the big collapse that is World War 1 started in the already chaotic ex-Ottoman territories.<br /><br />The first worldwide war (French and Indian/Seven Years War) started in a distant backwoods (chaotic) territory with a guy named G. Washington present.<br /><br />The Thirty Years War (rivals WW1 for all-time game changer wars) didn't start with the big states of the day (Hapsburg Spain/Austria vs France) but in the highly fragmented German Principalities of the Holy Roman Empire.<br /><br />So a local dispute that spins out of control and starts interrupting oil supplies out of the Caspian/Middle East is much more likely to get us there than a simple economic downturn. Africa has all sorts of stuff going on that could accomplish this. China-Pakistan in Kashmir can go nuke in a hurry. russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-63427611586706703512016-10-18T09:39:15.097-07:002016-10-18T09:39:15.097-07:00well.
you are addressing an ignored issue.
prepper...well.<br />you are addressing an ignored issue.<br />preppers are prepping but this is outside the box thinking. i have had blinders on.<br />i've read about the criminal hordes.<br />'surviving in argentina' and 'shit hit the fan plan' address these issues.<br />but there was always a better place to go if you had the funds or the persistence.<br /><br />you are addressing 'what if there is no place to go?' or, what if i live in an okay place and the refugees keep coming?, or what if i and my family are the refugees?<br /><br />a couple of years ago national geographic issued a magazine about coming shortages of clean water.<br /><br />if you live isolatedly you are a sitting duck target.<br /><br />if you live among the crowds you are a target.<br /><br />it is going to be terrible.<br />Jesus said that unless He foreshortened the time no flesh would be left living.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-92138938238520276092016-10-18T07:58:47.877-07:002016-10-18T07:58:47.877-07:00Yep. Totally agree with the overarching thrust of ...Yep. Totally agree with the overarching thrust of your future timeline. I believe it is a bit further out than that, but then, that could be because I need that time to work on my homestead and greenhouses. Since your timeline is near the worst possible situation, it is the one that I am going do my best to prep for.JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.com