Surviving the 21st Century

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Rivers of Death
The rivers that are the lifeblood of the planet and of human civilisation are dying.
 • Julian Cribb
Humanity's worst crime
In the entire canon of human history, there is no worse crime than the killing and maiming of children.
 • Julian Cribb
Unlike politicians, thermometers do not lie
If you thought 2025 was hot, wait till you hit 2027.
 • Julian Cribb
How to become Earth Citizens
We are now living amid the greatest emergency in humanity’s million-year tenure of the Earth.
 • Julian Cribb
Welcome to BunkerWorld
Home of the rich and fearful.
 • Julian Cribb
Wisdom of the elders
Imbecility of the rich.
 • Julian Cribb
The black work of Big Oil
Now is the sinister time of year when the Barons of Big Oil gather together, under the auspices of the United Nations and with the blessing of most…
 • Julian Cribb
Stealing the Breath of Life
‘I was much further out than you thought. And not waving but drowning’ – Stevie Smith, 1957
 • Julian Cribb
Clouds of calamity
“Mummy...Daddy, what are clouds made of?” Almost every parent has fielded the innocent, eager question, perhaps explaining about mist, fog, water…
 • Julian Cribb
Surviving the 21st Century
Surviving the 21st Century
A blog by science author Julian Cribb on the existential emergency facing all humanity, the ten catastrophic threats that comprise it and what we can do about them.
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