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'''It is impossible for anyone to say, what or when catastrophes will be brought by the [[ecological crisis]].''' The best predictions we have of a timeline are illustrated in '''Figure 1,''' which comes from a simple equation: | '''It is impossible for anyone to say, what or when catastrophes will be brought by the [[ecological crisis]].''' The best predictions we have of a timeline are illustrated in '''Figure 1,''' which comes from a simple equation: | ||
'''''P''' (population) '''x S''' (services used by people) '''x E''' (energy needed to power those services) '''x R''' (resources required) '''= [[Externalities]]''''' | |||
But, as these issues are not on our doorstep, like the film "[[wikipedia:Don't_Look_Up|''Don't look up'']]", many of us carry on with business as usual. | |||
=== Tipping Point === | |||
[[Maslow's hierarchy]] for any populace is disturbed such as lack of '''food''' or '''water''' this can set off a series of events which will affect everyone in a country. For instance, if there are mass crop failures our “''Just in Time''” delivery, system adopted by the vast majority of businesses to reduce cost, means most stores only keep 3 days' worth of food on site, meaning we are only nine meals from a catastrophe. | |||
=== Extrapolation === | === Extrapolation === | ||