“Noting that warnings of ‘collapse’ are often seen to be fringe or controversial, the study attempts to make sense of compelling historical data showing that ‘the process of rise-and-collapse is actually a recurrent cycle found throughout history.’ Cases of severe civilisational disruption due to ‘precipitous collapse – often lasting centuries – have been quite common.'”

And the journal article can be found here http://ift.tt/OhAwfX
Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for ‘irreversible collapse’? | Nafeez Ahmed

Nafeez Ahmed: Natural and social scientists develop new model of how ‘perfect storm’ of crises could unravel global system

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