Researchers ask how we could survive a nuclear war, in Palmerston North

Researchers ask how we could survive a nuclear war, in Palmerston North

A new study looks at what it would take to feed a city in the event of a global catastrophe.

Researchers ask how we could survive a nuclear war… in Palmerston North

Reading Time: 2 minutes Residents living near cities would have to produce food to feed city populations in the event of a global catastrophe, like nuclear war or a massive volcanic eruption, a new study has found. The team at Adapt Research, supporting independent charity Islands for the Future of Humanity, modelled how a city could feed its people after such a disaster, if global links to imports like fuel, food and also transport and telecomm…