On 05/26/2010 01:14 PM, F. Prefect wrote:
On Wed, 26 May 2010 10:30:43 -0700, Bill
wrote:

We could do this in three generations if every couple just had one
child born and then grow to maturity.

Never gonna happen. Catholics, or Christians seem to think they are
ordained to have as many kids as they can. We might get up to the 8
billion mark before we have a catastrophic event, like a super volcano
putting us in the permanent winter for 3 years or so. It has happened
before and many people just starved to death. Yellowstone is a prime
candidate as it is known to be a super volcano. If it erupts It would
not only take out a few stated but the ash in the stratosphere would
give us a 3 or 4 year winter.
Human nature is "Me, Me, and Me", so get ready.
Bill Baka

(sigh)
Excellent points. Without the North American "bread basket" I doubt
the planet could support half that are alive today, and only a couple
of poor crop years could lead to the deads of millions.

The drought of the 1930s was no 1000 year event. Meteorologists and
geologists have shown it can occur every several decades and amounted
to only an approx. 50% decrease in annual rainfall. The Ogallala
Aquifer would of course be of some help, but much of it is located in
areas that REQUIRE irrigation given "normal" seasonal rainfall, and
water tables have already seen significant falls in many areas
prompting a ban on further well drilling. IMO the current World
population is a giant ticking timebomb.

Bingo. Right on the mark. The **** will hit the fan at some point and
not too far in the future. 2012 might be a very interesting year.
Bill Baka