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Climate change
The architect of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is warning of global famine by 2050 if food production doesn’t increase 50%+ — and production is projected to decrease because of drought, heat waves, and everything else. He said “we are in the midst of a global food crisis” already…and encouraged humanity to attempt “moonshot” projects to salvage our species’ future.
A 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing 2,000+ and displacing many. A 4.9 aftershock followed. Landslides tumbled in the High Atlas Mountains and the damage is still being assessed. Earthquakes are unpredictable black swan events — how can one prepare? It was Morocco’s strongest quake in 123 years.