No food, no fuel, no phones: bushfires showed we’re only ever one step from system collapse

This summer’s bushfires were not simply ravaging occasions in themselves. More broadly, they highlighted the tremendous vulnerability of the systems which make our contemporary lives possible. The fires cut road access, which indicated towns lacked fuel and fell low on food. Power to towns was cut and mobile phone services>>>

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That’s one small STEP for Man One Giant Leap for MANKIND

  “That’s one small STEP for Man……. One Giant Leap for MANKIND. Land on the Moon in Google Earth. With Moon in Google Earth, you can take tours narrated by Apollo astronauts, view 3D models of landed spacecraft, zoom into 360-degree photos, and watch rare TV footage of the Apollo>>>

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