2050, I still got like 30 good years after that.
2006-10-25 13:44:33 · 13 answers · asked by pumpmar 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I hate it when things like that "study" get punlished. One of the things that I have seen very often as a scientist is that many researchers tend have a biased interpretation of their results in favor of what the funding client wants (though I positively believe that this is not done on purpose).
I guess my point in saying that is to say this. Try not to get too hung up on one study, and be aware of information out there on both sides of the issue. Assuming that this study is not biased (for the purpose of this exercise), it is only an estimate based on current technology. It is entirely possible that we will be able to better process materials and recover more of the resources we want in the future. A perfect example of this is actually the oil industry. In the 70's several oil fields were shut down because they were not producing enough oil. As technology has improved, they have been able to reopen oil fields and recover more petroleum (I have to add here that many people would say that this is due to the price of gas, but since inflation has gone up 737% since 1951, a $0.50 gallon of gas then would cost more than $3.50! Gas is cheaper today than it has been in the past.) As out technology gets better we should theoretically be better able to recover resources.
2006-10-25 15:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by geohauss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen. If you were over 50 years old, you would have heard all this before. 50 years ago, they said the same things about the years 2000.
In the meantime, we cleaned up the air a great deal, we limited fishing and we developed means of growing more food per acre.
Many of the leading nations reduced their population growth and some European countries actually have negative growth.
OK the third world is burgeoning, but there are two factors can control that. Educate them ( the nice option) and educated people do not want 10 kids. The not so nice option, but probably the one that will eventuate is that they will suffer as a result of their overpopulating with disease and starvation. Not nice but that could be the reality.
But one way or the other, if you are young, and if you keep healthy and don't prang yourself up in a car, then 2050 could be a good year for you - just imagine what computers, games, TV and such will be like then. Well, we can't imagine because nobody 50 years could have guessed that kids would be carrying around little phones that could take instant colour pictures, or that we would be doing what we are doing right now.
2006-10-25 14:25:54 · answer #2 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth is not going to lose all its resources in / by 2050...
You may die in 2050 but it will have nothing to do with any lack of resources on the earth...
Where did you hear that nonsense about loss of resources ?
You could die in a plane crash or car wreck or be murdered....
2006-10-25 17:10:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth is not going to lose all her resources in 2050. We all will die sometime; there's no changing that.
2006-10-25 13:47:29 · answer #4 · answered by KIT J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If earth loses it's resources, yes you will probably die. However, I think the earth will be fine in 2050. (Knock on wood!)
2006-10-25 13:47:48 · answer #5 · answered by wondering... 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nicely the inhabitants is asserted to be growing to be exponentially, so taking into interest cutting-edge guidance, graph it and take it to the year you want, this may furnish you such as your answer. obviously, if we save the present vogue of warring, who's conventional with, the inhabitants might want to be 0. For dynamic as this planet is, it may in basic terms keep up a lot abuse from this actual species
2016-12-05 05:51:17 · answer #6 · answered by mcarthur 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not if your smart,spend these next years learning survival skills and living off the land ,learn to live like the Amish and learn how to harness the wind and the sun and where to find water to purify. and most importantly learn to live without meat and not burn fuel.you'll be alright as long as your prepared for it and the changes you need to make.GOODLUCK P.S. start subscribing to a magazine called "mother earth news"it will give you some good plans and advice to guide you on this adventure
2006-10-25 14:02:35 · answer #7 · answered by kimmi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's assuming we make it to 2050. Plan for the future live for today. :)
2006-10-25 13:57:36 · answer #8 · answered by J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If all the resources are striped from the planet, yes.
But, the world will probably end from nuclear warfare. Knowing how much violence and hatred is going on in the world today, it seems very realistic.
2006-10-25 13:53:03 · answer #9 · answered by Brownie. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if the eart were to lose all it resources, then I'm afraid we'd all be shafted, but I really can't see it happening in the next 46 years
2006-10-25 13:53:32 · answer #10 · answered by holmegirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋