Can the Planet Support 11 Billion People?
Aug 12, 2015 10:49:50 #
Aug 12, 2015 11:09:35 #
Can the Planet Support 11 Billion People?
not if 6 billion are liberals.
not if 6 billion are liberals.
Aug 12, 2015 11:21:11 #
dirtpusher wrote:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-the-planet-support-11-billion-people/
The question is one of politics. The Earth is basically empty. There is plenty of arable land. One of the problems is that almost every one is crowding into the cities. In About 10 million people live in the NYC area. The State of NY is essentially empty. In the US fly over country is basically empty. All the 6 billion people would fit it the State of Texas and each would have about 100 sq ft, There is plenty ofspace.Lft on the planet.
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Aug 12, 2015 11:23:57 #
boberic wrote:
The question is one of politics. The Earth is basically empty. There is plenty of arable land. One of the problems is that almost every one is crowding into the cities. In About 10 million people live in the NYC area. The State of NY is essentially empty. In the US fly over country is basically empty. All the 6 billion people would fit it the State of Texas and each would have about 100 sq ft, There is plenty ofspace.Lft on the planet.
think support is like feeding and such. not space to occupy :roll:
Aug 12, 2015 13:19:52 #
The issue isn't whether we can grow or produce enough food it's whether or not we can distribute it adequately. There is enough arable land on earth to easily produce enough food and with climarte change we're getting more and more arable land all the time.
Aug 12, 2015 13:59:24 #
DrWilk wrote:
The issue isn't whether we can grow or produce enough food it's whether or not we can distribute it adequately. There is enough arable land on earth to easily produce enough food and with climarte change we're getting more and more arable land all the time.
DrWilk Dr? Dr of what?
If you are a Dr, you must be smarter than me!
Oh well, I must be wrong again.
You can't be smarter than me if you believe in 'climarte change'.
Aug 12, 2015 15:15:33 #
Although the initial portion of my comment is certainly accurate, the following remark regarding Climate Change was intended to be taken facetiously.
Robert Graybeal wrote:
DrWilk Dr? Dr of what?
If you are a Dr, you must be smarter than me!
Oh well, I must be wrong again.
You can't be smarter than me if you believe in 'climarte change'.
If you are a Dr, you must be smarter than me!
Oh well, I must be wrong again.
You can't be smarter than me if you believe in 'climarte change'.
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Aug 12, 2015 16:45:14 #
DrWilk wrote:
Although the initial portion of my comment is certainly accurate, the following remark regarding Climate Change was intended to be taken facetiously.
OK, brother!
Aug 12, 2015 23:33:53 #
DrWilk wrote:
The issue isn't whether we can grow or produce enough food it's whether or not we can distribute it adequately. There is enough arable land on earth to easily produce enough food and with climarte change we're getting more and more arable land all the time.
why are food prices going up so high and fast then?????/ :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Aug 12, 2015 23:48:11 #
I havent noticed they were. They certainly haven't been going up here.
dirtpusher wrote:
why are food prices going up so high and fast then?????/ :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Aug 13, 2015 06:21:27 #
Remus
Loc: Norfolk, UK
dirtpusher wrote:
why are food prices going up so high and fast then?????
Saw a food history programme on TV last night. In the 1950's the average family spent about a third of their income on food. The figure for today is around ten per cent. So while the actual prices are going up we actually have more cash to spend on other things than food. This is in the UK but it probably applies to most western countries.
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Aug 13, 2015 07:07:04 #
Remus wrote:
Saw a food history programme on TV last night. In the 1950's the average family spent about a third of their income on food. The figure for today is around ten per cent. So while the actual prices are going up we actually have more cash to spend on other things than food. This is in the UK but it probably applies to most western countries.
think that program they should come out and visit the real world... :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Aug 13, 2015 07:20:27 #
dirtpusher wrote:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-the-planet-support-11-billion-people/
One thing the article didn't mention is the gravimetric effect of all those people. The earth will get more compressed, making it smaller. That will affect its orbit. That will cause conflict with other planets. All the planets will be thrown out of their orbits and begin crashing into each other. The entire solar system will be destroyed.
So can the earth support 11 billion people? Yes.
Aug 13, 2015 08:03:54 #
Depends what you mean by support - with the majority of the earth's population already living day to day in abject poverty, with thousands dying of hunger every day right now, then I would say No - not a chance in hell - hell being what so many are living through today and every day.
The West doesn't know it was born!
The West doesn't know it was born!
Aug 13, 2015 08:09:02 #
dirtpusher wrote:
think support is like feeding and such. not space to occupy :roll:
exactly, Pusher, it's a bit more than just space. it's more about consumption of resources like water, food, fuel and the resultant pollution. The oceans are quite strained from it right now.
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