Space Systems and Sustainability by Joseph N. Pelton

Author:Joseph N. Pelton
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030757359
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Heavy dependence on telecommunications, data networks, IT systems, the Internet, and automated controls.

Heavy dependence on electrical power grids, oil and gasoline pipelines, and other sources of power.

Automated water purification and sewage systems are essential to public health.

Modern medical, health, police, fire, and EMT systems are also essential to public health.

Just imagine life in a penthouse condo in some of the world’s tallest buildings without elevators, electricity, or firefighting equipment. All of this infrastructure that is now so pervasive around the world can be suddenly taken out by a massive solar storm or an asteroid or comet strike. This is true not only for the United States, Europe, Japan, and the wealthiest countries with the highest per capita incomes but also for India, Brazil, Argentina, China, Russia, Ukraine, Egypt, Indonesia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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