4 votes There are signs the world might be running out of natural rubber. Disease, climate change and plunging global prices have put the world's rubber supplies into jeopardy. Posted March 19, 2021 by asteroid Tags: climate change, rubber, materials, capitalism, botany, trees, shortages, prices, author.frank swain, source.bbc future https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210308-rubber-the-wonder-material-we-are-running-out-of