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- Reasons Our Civilization Will Soon Collapse https://www.okdoomer.io/10-reasons-our-civilization-will-soon-collapse/ 50 comments
- Climate change and the threat to civilization: Scientists call for rigorous research into potential collapse https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2210525119 2 comments climate
- Steel worker unionists vow to continue to fight for labour rights, despite the collapse of Hong Kong’s civil society https://hongkongfp.com/2022/08/27/steel-worker-unionists-vow-to-continue-to-fight-for-labour-rights-despite-the-collapse-of-hong-kongs-civil-society/ 17 comments worldnews
- The Infamous 1972 Report That Warned of Civilization's Collapse https://www.wired.com/story/the-infamous-1972-report-that-warned-of-civilizations-collapse/ 177 comments economics
- Vladimir Putin leading Russia to civil war and total collapse, FSB agent claims https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/vladimir-putin-leading-russia-civil-26850623 51 comments worldnews
- Nietzsche’s declaration “God is dead” is often misunderstood as a way of saying atheism is true; but he more means the entirety of Western civilization rests on values destined for “collapse”. The appropriate response to the death of God should thus be deep disorientation, mourning, and reflection.. https://philosophybreak.com/articles/god-is-dead-nietzsche-famous-statement-explained/ 464 comments philosophy
- With Dire Assessment, Scientists Warn Humanity in Denial of Looming 'Collapse of Civilization as We Know It' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/13/dire-assessment-scientists-warn-humanity-denial-looming-collapse-civilization-we 8 comments worldnews
- Megadroughts on the African continent over 135,000 to 75,000 years ago led to migration of early modern human populations. The ancient Maya civilization collapsed a thousand years ago after a warming climate led to drought and famine. The same scenario is happening today. https://www.theglobalcurrent.com/home/climate-change-flashpoints 29 comments worldnews
- Human civilization stands a 90% chance of collapse within decades, physicists claim https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8571787/human-civilization-stands-90-chance-collapse-decades-physicists-claim.html 7 comments worldnews
- Humanitarian agencies warn that Yemen's health care system, already ravaged by five years of civil war, is collapsing, while its people risk famine as the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2020/06/19/aid-agencies-warn-yemens-health-care-collapse-famine-risk 4 comments worldnews
- Syria’s Economy Collapses Even as Civil War Winds to a Close: President Bashar al-Assad faces threats he cannot bomb into submission, as protests erupt over living standards and a rift opens among the ruling elite. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/world/middleeast/syria-economy-assad-makhlouf.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20200616&instance_id=19421&nl=todaysheadlines&regi_id=68337520&segment_id=31004&user_id=b6e55f6f6979146395b2946f4fb0e01e 13 comments worldnews
- New research suggests it was climate-related drought that built the foundation for the collapse of the Assyrian Empire (whose heartland was based in today’s northern Iraq)—one of the most powerful civilizations in the ancient world. https://cires.colorado.edu/news/climate-may-have-helped-crumble-one-ancient-world%E2%80%99s-most-powerful-civilizations 46 comments science
- Genome of nearly 5000-year-old woman links modern Indians to ancient civilization: A resulting Indus family tree revealed that although the civilization collapsed nearly 4000 years ago, its genetic stock forms the basis of most people living in India today, the team reports today in Cell. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/genome-nearly-5000-year-old-woman-links-modern-indians-ancient-civilization 7 comments science
- Wealth inequality and the collapse of civilizations https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/talking-business/article344527/wealth-inequality-and-the-collapse-of-civilizations.html 8 comments politics
- Without action on climate, civilization will collapse, David Attenborough warns https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/david-attenborough-us-climate-change-warning-1.4930189 9 comments worldnews
- Act Urgently Now, David Attenborough Declares, Because 'Collapse of Our Civilizations and Extinction of Much of the Natural World on the Horizon' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/12/03/act-urgently-now-david-attenborough-declares-because-collapse-our-civilizations-and 4 comments worldnews
- Deforestation possibly contributed to the collapse of Mayan civilization more than 1,000 years ago. A new study shows that the forest-clearing also decimated carbon reservoirs in the tropical soils of the Yucatan peninsula region long after ancient cities were abandoned and the forests grew back. https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/carbon-reserves-central-american-soils-still-affected-ancient-mayan-deforestation-288800 7 comments science
- The Collapsing Empire is a hilarious tale of humanity’s impending doom. John Scalzi’s latest novel is a thought experiment about the fall of civilization. https://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2017/03/the-collapsing-empire-is-rip-roaring-space-opera-with-a-conscience/ 727 comments books
- The utter collapse of human civilization will be 'difficult to avoid,' NASA funded study says http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03/18/the-utter-collapse-of-human-civilization-will-be-difficult-to-avoid-nasa-funded-study-says/#__federated=1 88 comments science
- Why Did the Mayan Civilization Collapse? A New Study Points to Deforestation and Climate Change http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-did-the-mayan-civilization-collapse-a-new-study-points-to-deforestation-and-climate-change-30863026/?no-ist 3 comments science
- The Collapse of Arab Civilization http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/09/the-barbarians-within-our-gates-111116.html?hp=r7#.vcqrery0_xu 17 comments worldevents
- The New Existential Dilemma: How to cope with the collapse of civilization? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_Sisyphus 391 comments philosophy
- Our industrial civilization faces the same threats of collapse that earlier versions such as the Mayans experienced, a study to be published in Ecological Economics has warned. http://www.iflscience.com/environment/according-nasa-funded-study-were-pretty-much-screwed#cwych02ch9mk6tm6.16 1046 comments science
- The utter collapse of human civilization will be ‘difficult to avoid,’ NASA funded study says http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03/18/the-utter-collapse-of-human-civilization-will-be-difficult-to-avoid-nasa-funded-study-says/ 883 comments worldnews
- NASA: Industrial civilization headed for ‘irreversible collapse’ http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/14/nasa-industrial-civilization-headed-for-irreversible-collapse/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+therawstory+%28the+raw+story%29 13 comments economy
- Oath Keepers to Form ‘Civilization Preservation’ Teams in Anticipation of Societal Collapse http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/10/02/oath-keepers-to-form-civilization-preservation-teams-in-anticipation-of-societal-collapse/#.ukzasbdwyfa.reddit 3 comments politics
- Collapse of late Bronze Age civilizations linked to climate change http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/science-collapse-late-bronze-age-civilizations-climate-change-01316.html 10 comments science
- Will the Collapse of Civilization Begin With Global Corporatist Totalitarianism? http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2013/07/05/will-the-collapse-of-civilization-begin-with-global-corporatist-totalitarianism/ 4 comments politics
- "Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided?", by Paul and Anne Ehrlich. A terrifying and fascinating read. http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1754/20122845.full.pdf 34 comments science
- Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided? http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1754/20122845 3 comments science
- Ancient Civilization Collapsed due to Climate Change http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/an-ancient-civilization-upended-by-climate-change/ 65 comments worldnews
- Why Did the Mayan Civilization Collapse? New theory points to deforestation and climate change http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/08/why-did-mayan-civilization-collapse-deforestation-and-climate-change/ 35 comments science
- Yemen On The Brink of Hell --- A close-up account of the rebellion this year against Ali Abdullah Saleh, and of his government's ferocious response, bringing the country close to collapse and civil war http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/magazine/yemen-on-the-brink-of-hell.html?_r=4&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all 3 comments worldnews
- “If the regime collapses you will have civil war and it will spread throughout the region... A collapse of the Syrian regime is a doomsday scenario for the entire Middle East.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/unrest-in-syria-threatens-regional-stability/2011/05/01/af3oqtuf_story.html 30 comments worldnews
- Once stable and prosperous Ivory Coast is collapsing day by day into a nasty civil war. 200k have fled the city http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/9420140.stm 3 comments worldnews
- Whelp, its the beginning of the end guys. Republican 2010 victory "signaled the impending collapse of human civilization" - Chomsky. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/republicans-2010-election-triumph-will-fuel-civilizations-demise-chomsky-says/ 6 comments politics
- Civilization Collapsed After The Cutting Of Key Trees http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/nazca-civilization-collapse-trees.html 3 comments history
- Six Easy Steps to Avert the Collapse of Civilization http://fora.tv/2010/04/01/six_easy_steps_to_avert_the_collapse_of_civilization 3 comments reddit.com
- Wikipedia, YouTube Held Responsible for Civilization's Collapse. A Review of Andrew Keen's "The Cult of the Amateur" http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=auxegfyj8bic 14 comments reddit.com
- Superstimuli and the collapse of Western Civilization: are we enjoying ourselves to death? http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/superstimuli_an.html 2 comments reddit.com