Today we take a look at the bottom of the marine food chain, where new research indicates things aren't looking to great: <a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-09-climate-erase-million-hectares-kelp.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Climate change may erase 25 million hectares of kelp forests by 2050</a><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003949" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seaweed carbon removal cannot keep up with climate-driven loss | PLOS Biology</a><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-026-03840-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Projected declines in zooplankton energy supporting Northwest European Shelf ecosystems | Communications Earth &amp; Environment</a><a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">s43247-026-03840-1_reference.pdf</a> (PDF)Please <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/collapsepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join us on Patreon</a> for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Apprehensive about the future? Like many, you likely have a gut feeling that things aren't quite right, but haven&rsquo;t been able to place your finger on why. That feeling only grows with the increasing political tensions, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, and supply chain disruptions. What do all these challenges mean? And what will be the result of society&rsquo;s current trajectory? &ldquo;Breaking Down: Collapse&rdquo; takes the complex concepts surrounding the ultimate collapse of modern industrial society and simplifies them so they&rsquo;re easier to learn. The compelling evidence for our inevitable decline is introduced by collapse-aware Kory to his good friend, Kellan, who probably doesn&rsquo;t realize what he signed up for! Skeptical? Gear up for a paradigm shift! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.