Stumble it!Warming, Wars, and Security
posted in Global Warming by themaiden |This, folks, is one of the great unsung dangers of global warming. Don’t take my word for it.
Former US military leaders have called on the Bush administration to make major cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
In a report, they say global warming poses a serious threat to national security, as the US could be drawn into wars over water and other conflicts.
Global warming poses a serious threat to national security no matter what country you happen to live in. Even small temperature changes mean shifts in agriculture and water supplies. Hungry and thirsty people will fight over such things. I’ve made the point myself, most recently in Gambling with our lives and in Blogs for Hand Waving. We don’t have to take the dive into barbarism. We don’t have to, but avoiding it means addressing the problem now, even if by some miracle we are not at fault.
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