Breaking Down: Collapse

A recent model predicts civil conflict and even civil war in the United states. A prerequisite for this to happen is that there has to be restrictions on upward socioeconomic mobility. In this episode we explore how that has taken place, and what the final result will be for the ruling elite if the working class is pushed too far.Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With increases in technology come increases in complexity. Over the years we've continually added important infrastructure to Earth's orbit, infrastructure which is now imperilled by ever-increasing chances for a cascading failure that could jeopardize our financial systems, communication, and supply chains.Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we take an up-close look at one example of our currently strained supply chains, semiconductors. Why are we running short? What implications does it have? How is it an example of overall supply chain disruption?Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many parts of the world live in areas heavily impacted by tropical cyclones. Costing 10's and even 100's of billions of dollars per year in damages, these storms have the potential to cause real harm to supply chaines, infrastructure, and economy. Thanks to climate change, they're getting worse.Learn More:Projected Increases in Hurricane Damage in the United States: The Role of Climate Change and Coastal Development - ScienceDirecthttps://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/07/how-climate-change-is-making-hurricanes-more-dangerous/https://www.directrelief.org/2019/06/how-hurricanes-cause-disease-outbreaks/amp/https://wildlifeflorida.org/the-impact-of-hurricanes-on-the-environment/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/dcmi.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Atlantic_hurricane_seasonhttps://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/entergy-ida-was-most-destructive-hurricane-everhttps://www.history.com/news/hurricane-katrina-facts-legacyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/on-mississippis-gulf-coast-what-was-lost-and-gained-from-katrinas-fury/2015/08/26/2c00956a-4313-11e5-846d-02792f854297_story.htmlhttps://www.lamar.edu/_files/documents/resilience-recovery/grant/recovery-and-resiliency/hurric2.pdfhttps://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/rebuilding-after-hurricane-ida-will-be-costly-experts-blame-pandemic-n1278621https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/articles/deadliest-tropical-cycloneshttps://theconversation.com/bangladesh-has-saved-thousands-of-lives-from-a-devastating-cyclone-heres-how-139903https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-cyclone-hits-by-country-typhoon-hurricaneSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental health and resilience is one of the lesser-spoken-about topics of collapse, but one that is so important as the world around us continually changes at an accelerated pace. In this episode, we check in on eachother's mental health and Kellan gives some specific examples and ideas for building mental resiliency. Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We sat down with Professor Tom Murphy to discuss his views on collapse. Tom is a professor in the physics department at UCSD, and recently released a free textbook online called Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet, which you can find here. Enjoy the interview!Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We often hear about the importance of the Amazon and that it's in danger. What does that really mean? In this episode we dive into what the future looks like for the world's biggest rainforest.Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collapse is a heavy topic, and many people struggle with how to bring it up to others.  While the situation may not always warrant teaching someone about collapse, sometimes it is and it's worth being prepared for those conversations. In this episode we discuss the dos and don'ts of talking about collapse, with some specific approaches that can be used.Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Much of the focus of collapse conversation seems to be growing consumption and the energy resources required to make it possible. Less spoken of, however, is the waste byproduct of all that production and consumption. From trash, to spilled chemicals, to air pollution and more, waste is a growing issue with more problems than solutions.Learn More: https://blog.idrenvironmental.com/what-is-industrial-wastehttps://publicintegrity.org/environment/industrial-waste-pollutes-americas-drinking-water/https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/industrial-wastehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/toxic-wastehttps://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-of-industrial-pollution.phphttps://www.forbes.com/sites/davidcarlin/2020/05/24/americas-air-is-getting-worse-heres-why/?sh=b48f1944d4f3https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/gov-desantis-urged-to-declare-state-of-emergency-due-to-red-tide-2021-07-19/https://www.ecowatch.com/red-tide-fish-dead-tampa-bay-2653844544.htmlhttps://www.earthday.org/how-our-trash-impacts-the-environment/https://www.latimes.com/world/global-development/la-fg-global-trash-20160422-20160421-snap-htmlstory.htmlhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2021/01/10/china-quits-recycling-us-trash-as-sustainable-start-up-makes-strides/?sh=750571b45a56Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some of climate change's most deadly consequences will come from an increase in deadly heatwaves. In this episode, Kory and Kellan discuss what the wet bulb temperature is and how we can expect it to affect us in the future.Learn More:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperaturehttps://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Conceptual_Physics/Book%3A_Body_Physics_-_Motion_to_Metabolism_(Davis)/10%3A_Powering_the_Body/10.09%3A_Efficiency_of_the_Human_Bodyhttps://www.engineersedge.com/heat_transfer/thermal_energy_created_13777.htmhttps://www.climatesignals.org/climate-signals/atmospheric-moisture-increasehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoregulationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperthermiaSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.