Perplexity — Where should we go to survive WW III?

Based on the search results, some of the safest places to survive a potential World War III scenario would be:

New Zealand and Australia

These isolated island nations in the South Pacific are surrounded by water and have no major deepwater ports, making them less likely targets. Their temperate climates also allow for agriculture to sustain the population if imports are cut off.

South America

Countries like Argentina, Chile, and Brazil in the southern part of South America are far away from potential conflict zones and have abundant natural resources. Their isolation and lack of strategic importance make them less probable targets.

Antarctica

While harsh conditions make long-term survival difficult, the continent of Antarctica is extremely isolated and unlikely to be directly attacked.

Sub-Saharan Africa

Many countries in this region are relatively undeveloped and far from major powers, reducing their likelihood of being involved in a world war. The key factors that make these areas relatively safer are their geographic isolation from potential combatants, lack of strategic military importance, ability to produce food locally, and low population density. However, it’s important to note that no place would be truly safe from the catastrophic global effects of a world war involving nuclear weapons.

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\\ New Zealand and Australia, South America, Antarctica, and Sub-Saharan Africa, are all good selections because they are south of the equator, where all the countries with atomic weapons exist. The belligerents will initially attack one another, their known allies, and those suspected of becoming acquisitive of their property after the conflict subsides. However, even before any hostilities, when we visit foreign countries we as individuals, we are not allowed to stay longer than 90 days without getting special permission, such as long-term visas.

On this world map, the “Total population” is shown in dark red in percentage per degree (º) of latitude, and it is as good a map as any for the probable concentration of human-military conflict. However, as a separate issue, we now live in a world of AI where its form of intelligence might choose to attack people. Some of its sites have already trained to cancel people with bad online behavior. It is impossible to know what more sophisticated AIs might do to protect themselves and humanity.

Half of the world’s population lives north of 35º N, but below the 35º South latitude line almost none. Almost all of the world’s population, including Africa, southwestern Australia, and all of South America north of the mouth of the Rio Plate at 35º. That still leaves several large cities with surrounding farmland for us to reside in, even if those cities are targeted.

The 35º South latitude line in the map above goes below almost all of the world’s population, including Africa, southwestern Australia, and all of South America north of the mouth of the Rio Plate. That still leaves several large cities with surrounding farmland for us to reside in, even if those cities are targeted. Melbourne, Australia, Auckland, New Zealand, and Buenos Aires Argentina, are the largest cities in the world of probably survivable nearby locations. Thus, we could live within an hour’s drive of a wonderful city before WW III and be in a survivable location even if those cities were bombed.

Buenos Aires is just touching 35º S, but it has vast amounts of food-producing land touching it immediately to the south, that is now being used for raising cattle. Montevideo, Uruguay is also touching 35º S, but its expanse of fertile farms is to the north falls outside of the arbitrary definitions of latitude of survivability.

Google-“Taken together, all these datasets show that New Zealand imports less than 20% of our food needs, with over 80% sourced from home.” New Zealand is self-supporting in food creation, but it may fall short in poor growing seasons, and WW III will bring some dark clouds and poor harvests. The Melbourne area has enough farming to support the local population. However, Buenos Aires has vast amounts of arable land, but a real problem would arise from having limited access to the fuels necessary to operate the farming equipment. The city people might be forced by circumstances to resort to hand labor gardening style of farming to grow food.

Perplexity — Where are locations south of the equator where there is oil, or gas production and the refineries needed to convert these into fuel for farming equipment?

There are several major oil-producing regions in South America, with Brazil and Venezuela being the largest producers.

Brazil

Brazil is currently the largest oil producer in South America and among the top 10 globally. Some key points about Brazil’s oil production:

  • In 2022, Brazil produced around 3.7 million barrels of oil per day on average.

Brazil’s major offshore oil fields include the massive pre-salt fields like Buzios, Lula, and Libra in the Santos and Campos basins off the southeast coast. These deep-water fields have driven Brazil’s production growth. State-controlled Petrobras is the dominant player, accounting for over 70% of Brazil’s oil production. Brazil has significant refining capacity, with plans to expand further to meet domestic demand for fuels like diesel.

Venezuela

Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but production has declined sharply in recent years due to economic turmoil and mismanagement. Key facts:

  • In 2022, Venezuela produced around 700,000 barrels per day on average, down from over 3 million barrels per day in the late 1990s.

The Orinoco Belt is one of the world’s largest oil reserves, with over 300 billion barrels of recoverable heavy crude oil. U.S. sanctions have severely impacted Venezuela’s oil industry and ability to attract investment.

Other Producers

Other notable oil-producing countries in South America include:

  • Colombia: Produced around 785,000 barrels per day in 2022, with major fields like Rubiales and Castilla.

Ecuador: Produced around 480,000 barrels per day in 2022, with key fields in the Oriente Basin. Argentina: Produced over 600,000 barrels per day in 2022, with the Vaca Muerta shale play driving growth. So in summary, while Brazil and Venezuela dominate South American oil production currently, several other countries like Colombia, Ecuador, and Argentina also have significant output and refining capabilities to produce fuels like diesel for agricultural and other uses.

\\ These fuel-producing sites should be able to produce enough for agricultural needs. //