Flashback 1989: Prominent environmentalist predicted world was on the brink of an ‘environmental Pearl Harbor — a global food shortage that could starve millions’ – Reality Check: FAIL

36 years ago today, Lester Brown's now-defunct @Worldwatch Institute predicted the world was on the brink of an "environmental Pearl Harbor — a global food shortage that could starve millions."

Reality: Since 1990, global food production has doubled (on less land!) and global… pic.twitter.com/ZN4fRMZPkL

— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) March 22, 2025