I've never been to the site linked here, but this article appeared on one of my Google alerts this morning. I found it startling:
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/65041

The author describes a huge list of crisis and disasters the US and the World face. Then he goes on to say:

"So what is the good news? History tells us that there are "early warning" signs when empires are about crumble, the environment is gearing up for a change, and even if revolution is in the offing. Most of the time, people do not see the "signs´ of the times because they are otherwise preoccupied or even too caught up in the changing events. Few Romans believed that their empire was about to collapse. Species that fail to make minor adaptations tended to go extinct. The British and French Kings should have known that revolution was a spark away. Did the Czar of Russia have no warning that he was about to be overthrown? Were World Wars I and II really that much of a surprise? Does the earth give warnings when she is about to erupt? Do the birds not go quiet when the massive storm approaches? When the rivers begin to run dry, or the glaciers melt, are these not early warnings that something is about to change? Usually, the signs come early and then grow in intensity. What is interesting is that once the warnings have run their course, change is often swift and abrupt. When the tipping is reached, the completion of the event occurs rapidly."

AND:

"All of the events of human history have brought us to where we are now. There is no turning back and we cannot stop the major changes that are currently happening. We have been given the "signs" to adapt, to alter our thinking, our lifestyles, technologies, politics and our relationship with each other and our planet. The warnings have been plentiful, clear and precise."

Do you think we will be able to adapt/change fast enough? The 20th century has already been labled the most "violent" century marked by world war. Will the 21st century become the century marked by unprecedented famine or the fall of western civilization?
Any thoughts?