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W.S. Fyfe

Abstract

We must understand the history of our environment. For example, what would happen today if we had a volcanic event like Krakatoa, 1883? This has been described in a recent book by Winchester [13]. Given a \“year without summer” how many people would die? One thing is certain: we must have a surplus of life support components. Our life support and health are related to many key components: We must have clean air to breathe and we would not be here without the green plants. We must have clean water to drink. We must have quality food and surplus food security depends on climate, water and soil quality. We must have biodiversity for security when climate fluctuations occur. Given our present population, we must develop adequate clean energy. This is possible, if we use the sun and

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