Our house sits on one and one-half acres in a rural subdivision. More houses will soon be built as more land is to be developed. This land represents our little piece of the planet because when we bought the lot in 1977 the World's population was about 4,000,000,000. Shortly after November the World's population should pass 8,000,000,000. By the end of this decade 8,500,000,000 is probable. Twenty more years will add 1,200,000,000 more. By the end of the century the world's population could reach 12,000,000,000. See why we value our little piece of the Planet?
The United States will grow from today's 340,000,000 to nearly 500,000,000 by mid-century and possibly 750,000,000,000 in 2100. Why are projections higher than what will probably happen? Climate change will reduce the population because of starvation and thirst. Here we will see major disruptions as those people who live in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Utah, Nevada, and Oklahoma are going to be looking for water. Instead of moving south, all those people and industries will be going back North.
When a futurist looks at food production they will want to see where the cattle are raised and the vegetables, fruit, and nuts are grown. California is already reducing water for crops and orchards. A cow requires over ten gallon of water a day. California is a major dairy producer. Tens of thousands of acres of alfalfa hay are required to feed them and most of it is on irrigated ground.
See why we value our little piece of the World?
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