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Environment & Energy

markodochartaigh

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1. I remember a talk given by Col. Larry Wilkerson,

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 12:20 PM

Aug 16

Colin Powell's chief of staff, more than a decade ago where he said that a NASA climatologist told him that under a worst case scenario that by the year 2100 there would only be enough arable land on the planet for 400 million people.

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60 percent of the world's land area is in a precarious state [View all] OKIsItJustMe Aug 16 OP

I remember a talk given by Col. Larry Wilkerson, markodochartaigh Aug 16 #1

I have come to think that part of the reason of T****'s talk about taking Greenland and maybe Canada is lattitude OKIsItJustMe Aug 16 #2

However, markodochartaigh Aug 16 #3

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems you're anticipating the glaciers melting in place. OKIsItJustMe Aug 16 #4

I would agree that markodochartaigh Aug 17 #5