Global Catastrophes and Trends. The Next fifty Years. Vaclav Smil.
Global Catastrophes and Trends. The Next fifty Years. Vaclav Smil.. 2008. ISBN 9780262195867. At first this seems like a weighty book to go through. However the widely read, and acknowledged expert author ( Resident of Manitoba) has just the right style to weave anecdote, research and analytic data together to create a compelling read. It may be more for the Economist vs People magazine reader, but if you care about the planet and what may or may not occur bases on the numbers and the trends, a very needed read. E.g. 9/11 killed about the same numbers of people as those who die in the every two weeks because of medical errors in the hospital, or every four weeks from car accidents. Extrapolate what would happen if the money spent daily to “prevent” another 9/11 addressed hospital error? And car accidents and medical error continue. while 9/11 happened once. Or that Russia kills so many adult makes due to chronic alcoholism and related events ( car crashes etc) that their population will decline by 25% by 2025? Read this book and you will have a completely different view of of the 6 pm news broadcast.
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