Climate change seen as threat to U.S. security

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Climate change seen as threat to U.S. security

Issue could become central in Senate debate over energy legislation

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An Air Force B-52 bomber takes off from Diego Garcia Air Base in 2001. The U.S. base could be at risk from changes wrought by a warming planet.
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By John M. Broder
updated 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The changing global climate will pose profound strategic challenges to the United States in coming decades, raising the prospect of military intervention to deal with the effects of violent storms, drought, mass migration and pandemics, military and intelligence analysts say.
Such climate-induced crises could topple governments, feed terrorist movements or destabilize entire regions, say the analysts, experts at the Pentagon and intelligence agencies who for the first time are taking a serious look at the national security implications of climate change.
Recent war games and intelligence studies conclude that over the next 20 to 30 years, vulnerable regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia, will face the prospect of food shortages, water crises and catastrophic flooding driven by climate change that could demand an American humanitarian relief or military response.

 

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32344842/ns/technology_and_science-the_new_york_times

Climate change seen as threat to U.S. security

Issue could become central in Senate debate over energy legislation

Shane Cuomo / Getty Images file
An Air Force B-52 bomber takes off from Diego Garcia Air Base in 2001. The U.S. base could be at risk from changes wrought by a warming planet.
View related photos
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By John M. Broder
updated 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The changing global climate will pose profound strategic challenges to the United States in coming decades, raising the prospect of military intervention to deal with the effects of violent storms, drought, mass migration and pandemics, military and intelligence analysts say.
Such climate-induced crises could topple governments, feed terrorist movements or destabilize entire regions, say the analysts, experts at the Pentagon and intelligence agencies who for the first time are taking a serious look at the national security implications of climate change.
Recent war games and intelligence studies conclude that over the next 20 to 30 years, vulnerable regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia, will face the prospect of food shortages, water crises and catastrophic flooding driven by climate change that could demand an American humanitarian relief or military response.

UN rain tax...in the near future...Once they can convice people to pay a world tax...its almost game over...Global warming will give a great oppourtunity.

 

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WASHINGTON - The changing global climate will pose profound strategic challenges to the United States in coming decades, raising the prospect of military intervention to deal with the effects of violent storms, drought, mass migration and pandemics, military and intelligence analysts say.
Such climate-induced crises could topple governments, feed terrorist movements or destabilize entire regions, say the analysts, experts at the Pentagon and intelligence agencies who for the first time are taking a serious look at the national security implications of climate change.
Recent war games and intelligence studies conclude that over the next 20 to 30 years, vulnerable regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia, will face the prospect of food shortages, water crises and catastrophic flooding driven by climate change that could demand an American humanitarian relief or military response.

I agree with the bolded section wholeheartedly. In the coming decades, I think almost every war will be fought over natural resources like food, water, land, and shelter. Absolutely. We may very well be to that point already, but when and if nature aggravates circumstances, then it'll be much worse. It's prudent to prepare for this prevailing possibility.

 

[Anjinsan]

that person really went out on a limb stating that regions that already have food shortages and militantly angry people will continue to do so.

 

[what... huh?]

(pssssssssssst. There's no such thing... it is all a ruse to fleece money.)

 

[hanimmal]

(pssssssssssst. There's no such thing... it is all a ruse to fleece money.)

Regardless of what could cause changes in temperatures globally (Human causes, sun spots, tilt of the earth, a much larger and unknown weather pattern) we should not just dismiss climate change by 'not believing in it'.

If the earth does do what the ice core data says that it might (go up a few degrees) it would be a bad situation in many areas.

Not everywhere would be that negatively affected, like we might actually get a longer growing season in the states, allowing us to grow more food. But most the science points to the areas that least can afford it (not like any country could) to get boned by a couple degrees change.

And those changes don't even have to be consistent. Most people on this site should be able to tell you what happens if a crop is hit with a couple weeks of very hot temps and no water. Some areas will thrive and others will be devastated if this happens. And we should be ready for the worse.

 

[NoDrama]

Nothing wrong with being good stewards of our environment, but IMO the whole global warming thing is a bunch a hooey. The Climate change issue is no shit, there is plenty of facts that show our climate changes regularly. Do i think that climate change is caused by Humanity? Hell no, we are as a world a much cleaner and greener place than the industrial revolution days. You cannot control nature. You might be able to coax it a bit with concerted effort and great expense, but you will never wholly control it.

 

[Xeno420]

Cover the earth with hues of red and yellow... It should cool down