Monday, October 31, 2022

‘Dr. Doom’ predicts NYC destroyed by nukes, storms in next 20 years

And don't forget the convexity vortex wreaking devastation back and forth on Wall Street.

Continuing our survey of reviews of Professor Roubini's latest book, this time at the New York Post, October 22:

Nouriel Roubini is seriously reconsidering whether he wants to continue living in New York. Mostly because, well, he wants to survive.

“There’s a scenario in which, in the next twelve months, Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine and then they attack NATO and we start a conventional war with Russia. The first nuclear weapon is gonna go to New York,” said the 64-year-old NYU economics professor and CEO of Roubini Macro Associates. “Being in New York City is not safe.”

Even if Manhattan manages to avoid nuclear annihilation, there’s still the possibility of a natural disaster, like Hurricane Sandy that flooded New York in 2012, but “much, much worse,” Roubini told The Post. ”In the next 20 years, most of downtown New York is gonna be underwater.”....

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Also at the Post: "I’m told my work clothes are ‘inappropriate’ because I wear bras with no shirt" Probably not about Professor Roubini

Recently (October 30): "A Look At Nouriel Roubini's New Book: "MegaThreats: Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future, And How to Survive Them""