Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us

[Smithy]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... heobserver

* Secret report warns of rioting and nuclear war
* Britain will be 'Siberian' in less than 20 years
* Threat to the world is greater than terrorism

The document predicts that abrupt climate change could bring the planet to the edge of anarchy as countries develop a nuclear threat to defend and secure dwindling food, water and energy supplies. The threat to global stability vastly eclipses that of terrorism, say the few experts privy to its contents.

'Disruption and conflict will be endemic features of life,' concludes the Pentagon analysis. 'Once again, warfare would define human life.'

Already, according to Randall and Schwartz, the planet is carrying a higher population than it can sustain. By 2020 'catastrophic' shortages of water and energy supply will become increasingly harder to overcome, plunging the planet into war. They warn that 8,200 years ago climatic conditions brought widespread crop failure, famine, disease and mass migration of populations that could soon be repeated.

Symons said the Bush administration's close links to high-powered energy and oil companies was vital in understanding why climate change was received sceptically in the Oval Office. 'This administration is ignoring the evidence in order to placate a handful of large energy and oil companies,' he added.

[Vortex]

2004 is news?

[Totally_Baffled]

Mark Townsend and Paul Harris in New York The Observer, Sunday February 22 2004 Article history ?

Britain will be 'Siberian' in less than 20 years

2004 eh?

Only 16 years to go for the UK eh?

I better nip out and buy a couple more ice scrapers And I had prepared for soaring temperatures (as predicted by other climate models) too. Nevermind I have the receipts for the sun hats!

The report was commissioned by influential Pentagon defence adviser Andrew Marshall, who has held considerable sway on US military thinking over the past three decades. He was the man behind a sweeping recent review aimed at transforming the American military under Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Obviously My Marshall isnt that influential as he and his report have been totally ignored over the last 4 years!

I smell hyperbole....

[biffvernon]

Of course they ignored it. Any article that includes "They warn that 8,200 years ago..." must be seen as rubbish because that was before the Creation.

[oilslick]

Of course they ignored it. Any article that includes "They warn that 8,200 years ago..." must be seen as rubbish because that was before the Creation.