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February 9, 2023
Wonder if this is why so many rich plutocrats from the US are buying huge pieces of land in New Zealand? Are they planning for their self-inflicted armeggadon to come true?
I'm guessing that in a real nuclear winter, the end will come for all - perhaps a bit later for the rich, but just as painful
I keep coming back to the haunting book I read when I was around 10 and already fearful of the threats of war and a red tide (no not the magats then): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel)
Australia and New Zealand best placed to survive nuclear apocalypse, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/09/australia-and-new-zealand-best-placed-to-survive-nuclear-apocalypse-study-findsWonder if this is why so many rich plutocrats from the US are buying huge pieces of land in New Zealand? Are they planning for their self-inflicted armeggadon to come true?
The lucky country can count on one more piece of good fortune, with researchers finding Australia – followed by neighbour New Zealand – best placed to survive a nuclear winter and help reboot a collapsed human civilisation.
The study published in the journal Risk Analysis describes Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu as the island countries most capable of producing enough food for their populations after an “abrupt sunlight‐reducing catastrophe” such as a nuclear war, super volcano or asteroid strike.
There would “likely be pockets of survivors around the planet in even the most severe” scenario, the researchers write – with those in the most resilient nations standing the best chance of avoiding a pre-industrial collapse.
The study published in the journal Risk Analysis describes Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu as the island countries most capable of producing enough food for their populations after an “abrupt sunlight‐reducing catastrophe” such as a nuclear war, super volcano or asteroid strike.
There would “likely be pockets of survivors around the planet in even the most severe” scenario, the researchers write – with those in the most resilient nations standing the best chance of avoiding a pre-industrial collapse.
I'm guessing that in a real nuclear winter, the end will come for all - perhaps a bit later for the rich, but just as painful
I keep coming back to the haunting book I read when I was around 10 and already fearful of the threats of war and a red tide (no not the magats then): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel)
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