The book “Limits to Growth” published 1972, which predicted our civilisation would probably collapse some time this century and was criticised as doomsday fantasy, turned out be an inconvenient truth. Even back in 2002, the self-styled environmental expert Bjorn Lomborg consigned it to the “dustbin of history”.

New Australian research shows we’re nearing collapse and the early stages of global collapse can start appearing soon. Research from University of Melbourne found the book’s forecasts are accurate, 40 years on. 

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/02/limits-to-growth-was-right-new-research-shows-were-nearing-collapse