Executive summary: The post discusses the best locations to survive various types of global catastrophes that could lead to societal collapse, considering factors like latitude, income level, geography, and food production.
Key points:
For abrupt sunlight reduction scenarios (e.g., nuclear war, volcanic eruptions), the Southern Hemisphere, especially islands, would fare better due to more ocean area mitigating temperature drops.
For global catastrophic infrastructure loss (e.g., electromagnetic pulses, pandemics), high-income food-exporting nations that rely less on imports for agriculture may be more resilient.
Rural areas are preferable to urban areas, which lack local food production capabilities.
Islands like New Zealand, Australia, and Indonesia show relative resilience, though each has trade dependencies or other caveats.
The catastrophe type significantly influences the optimal location, with no single place being ideal for all scenarios.
More research is needed on comparing islands versus continents for catastrophic infrastructure loss resilience.
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Executive summary: The post discusses the best locations to survive various types of global catastrophes that could lead to societal collapse, considering factors like latitude, income level, geography, and food production.
Key points:
For abrupt sunlight reduction scenarios (e.g., nuclear war, volcanic eruptions), the Southern Hemisphere, especially islands, would fare better due to more ocean area mitigating temperature drops.
For global catastrophic infrastructure loss (e.g., electromagnetic pulses, pandemics), high-income food-exporting nations that rely less on imports for agriculture may be more resilient.
Rural areas are preferable to urban areas, which lack local food production capabilities.
Islands like New Zealand, Australia, and Indonesia show relative resilience, though each has trade dependencies or other caveats.
The catastrophe type significantly influences the optimal location, with no single place being ideal for all scenarios.
More research is needed on comparing islands versus continents for catastrophic infrastructure loss resilience.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.