• World renowned biologist Paul Elrich of Stanford University noted " that there are whole areas of the globe where people alive today will die tomorrow from starvation . There is not the slightest hope of escaping a disastrous time of famines . It is shockingly apparent that the battle to feed man will end in a rout ." ( John Wesley White , Thinking the Unthinkable , p . 94 ).
• We have top soil problems in North America ; in Columbus ' time , the average top soil in North America was 6-12 feet . Today the average is 3 to 4 inches . ( Grant R . Jeffrey , Armageddon : Appointment with Destiny , p . 209-210 ).
Evidences & Statistics for Sign 4 — Earthquakes ( pp . 34-35 )
• Seismology historians have calculated that major earthquakes have increased more than 2,000 % since Columbus discovered the new world . ( John Wesley White , Thinking the Unthinkable , p . 86 ).
• There have been more monstrous killers in the half-century since World War II than during the previous 5 centuries . ( John Wesley White , Thinking the Unthinkable , p . 86 ).
• Time magazine states that there have been more major earthquakes in the past 20 years than in the previous 100 . ( John Wesley White , Thinking the Unthinkable , p . 86 ).
• As many have died in earthquakes during the last 25 years as had perished in the previous 200 years .( John Wesley White , Thinking the Unthinkable , p . 86 ).
• Life magazine states that in the past 15 years nearly 500,000 people have died in earthquakes .
• Seismologists ' have told us that there is greater than 50 % chance that in the next 30 years the ' big one ' will strike California and some predict that up to a million will die . ( USA Today , April 24 , 1992 ).
• The New York Times said that until 30 years ago not a solitary measurable earthquake had occurred in Colorado . Since then more than 4,000 such earthquakes have been registered there . ( John Wesley White , Thinking the Unthinkable , p . 86 ).
• Associated Press called 1992 - The Year of Natural Disasters .
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