Perhaps one of the least talked about (but one of the most important) aspects of ecological and environmental collapse: our oceans. From ocean acidification and dead zones to rising temperatures and overfishing, there are multiple threats to marine life. The delicate ocean ecosystems are dissolving before our eyes, with unprecedented consequences to our societies.

Dead Zones
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/dead-zones-in-our-oceans-have-increased-dramatically-since-1950-and-we-re-to-blame/

Ocean Acidification
https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification#:~:text=The%20ocean%20absorbs%20about%2030,by%20the%20ocean%20also%20increases

https://www.epa.gov/ocean-acidification/understanding-science-ocean-and-coastal-acidification#:~:text=Today%2C%20average%20ocean%20pH%20is,ten%2Dfold%20increase%20in%20acidity

Pteropod Shell Dissolution
https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo1635

Threats to Phytoplankton
https://psmag.com/environment/global-warming-is-putting-phytoplankton-in-danger

Oceanic c02 Absorption
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/oceans-do-us-a-huge-service-by-absorbing-nearly-a-third-of-global-co2-emissions-but-at-what-cost#:~:text=So%20far%2C%20the%20researchers%20found,as%20atmospheric%20levels%20have%20increased.&text=%22At%20some%20point%20the%20ability,scientist%20Jeremy%20Mathis%20told%20Mashable

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Not every aspect of collapse has to be negative.  In this episode Kory and Kellan discuss the potential positives to collapse, as a way to see the best in the worst of situations.

Links:

How Trauma can Change you for the Better:
https://time.com/3967885/how-trauma-can-change-you-for-the-better/

The positive Legacy of Trauma:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8827649/

What Good can Come of Trauma?
https://www.research.va.gov/currents/1215-4.cfm

Tribe - Sebastian Junger
http://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-junger

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In this episode, Kellan and Kory discuss the impact and the implications of the events of the last 18 months. From record wildfires and hurricanes to civil unrest, and economic volatility to global pandemics, it's clear that we are witnessing collapse all around us.

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In this episode Kory and Kellan review the new book by Bill Gates "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster" through an in-depth discussion of the validity of the points made and the credibility of the author.

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Desh Amila gives a fascinating perspective on what it's like growing up in a country torn by civil war, as well as the dangers of our hyperpolarized political environment. You can check out his new documentary, "Better Left Unsaid", at www.betterleftunsaidfilm.com

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In this episode we discuss water shortages, water infrastructure, and the current and potential conflicts arising from inadequate access.

Learn More:

https://www.watercalculator.org/footprint/foods-big-water-footprint/

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/freshwater-resources/

https://ourworldindata.org/water-use-stress#:~:text=Globally%2C%20approximately%2019%20percent%20of,%2C%20industrial%20and%20domestic%20uses).

https://www.usbr.gov/mp/arwec/water-facts-ww-water-sup.html

https://www.amazon.com/Rivers-Fully-Revised-Updated-Water/dp/0807054895

https://www.worldwater.org/conflict/list/

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Kellan and Kory discuss the vulnerabilities of the global supply chain, and the potential results of supply chain failure.

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We're honored to have JMG join us on this episode to discuss his views on collapse.

For more on John Michael Greer:

His main blog is here: https://www.ecosophia.net/

His Dreamwidth journal is here: https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/

You can buy his books directly from Bookshop here: https://bookshop.org/shop/jmg

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In this episode we discuss renewable electricity and whether or not it can save us from falling off the energy cliff.

https://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-the-potential-of-solar-power-2015-9#:~:text=Each%20hour%20430%20quintillion%20Joules,Joules%20of%20electricity%20in%202013.

https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-performance-and-efficiency

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php

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We discuss some of the most prevalent ideas of what life will look like after collapse.

"How to Enjoy the End of the World" - Sid Smith

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