Cycles of Doom

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Prehistory Patterns win real Cycles & Overpopulation win real North American Catastrophes win real

Date:	04-10-07
Host:	George Noory
Guests:	Kathleen Gear, Michael Gear, Robert Felix

Anthropologists and novelists Michael & Kathleen Gear shared their research which has led them to conclude that modern civilization is doomed due to the historic cycle of climate change and overpopulation. Such cycles have played out over and over again during prehistory-- ideal climate conditions lead to increased population, then when the weather worsens there is not enough food, war breaks out and societies collapse and devolve, Kathleen outlined.

The Earth goes through various orbits, such as when it moves further away from the sun, that lead to ice ages. We've managed to temporarily stave off an ice age because of agriculture production and the burning of fossil fuels, said Kathleen. The earliest North Americans, the Paleo-Indian "Clovis" faced a 400-year long dust bowl, and 67% of the male bodies showed traumatic injuries as though from war, Michael detailed.

Another issue they cited was deforestation-- by cutting down the forest, carbon dioxide is raised and droughts are increased. A five-year drought in America's midwest could, for example, severely reduce our food supply. The two foresee mass starvation, disease and warfare if population and deforestation are not brought under control.

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Bumper music from Tuesday April 10, 2007

1.	Across the Universe Beatles	2.	Eye In The Sky Alan Parsons Project	3.	Fool in the Rain Led Zeppelin
4.	For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton	5.	Here Comes the Rain Again Eurythmics	6.	Inca Dance Cusco
7.	It Don't Come Easy Ringo Starr	8.	Jackson Johnny Cash & June Carter	9.	Mandolin Rain Bruce Hornsby
10.	Midnight Express (The Chase) Giorgio Moroder	11.	Midnight Express (The Chase) Giorgio Moroder	12.	Moondance Van Morrison
13.	One Thing Leads to Another The Fixx	14.	She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby	15.	Space Cowboy Steve Miller Band
16.	Who'll Stop the Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival	17.	Copperhead Road Steve Earle