A 1972 Report About Global Collapse Is Proving To Be Surprisingly Accurate

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TOM HALE

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The report sparked outrage and applause when it was published in 1972.Image credit: santoelia/Shutterstock.com

When researchers revisited a damning report from the early 1970s that predicted global collapse within the coming century, they reached a worrying conclusion: their decades-old data was proving to be surprisingly accurate. Worse still, the planet was still heading down the same path with little sign of change on the horizon.

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In 1972, a team of scientists from MIT used a computer model to look into the future of humanity after receiving a commission from the Club of Rome, an international group of leading academics, scientists, business leaders, and politicians.

The report –The Limits To…

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