Thu, 29 Jan 2004

The Pentagon's Weather Nightmare

I placed this in my Agriculture section, even though it could go anywhere - maybe it really belongs in Politics. No matter: it's an important article, on a topic with a lot of current buzz but often little substance.

I'm still not convinced that global warming is our "fault", or indeed that it's even really happening. But this Pentagon commissioned study puts forth the most plausible bit of thinking on the subject that I've read for a long time. It shows a respect for history, and an understanding of cause and effect that is really rare in either scientific or political thought these days. Read it and consider the possibilities ...

The climate could change radically, and fast. That would be the mother of all national security issues.

(link) [Fortune]

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