Det er ikke hver dag Pentagon-eksperter heiser brå klimaendringer som den største trusselen mot fred og sikkerhet. Bush har ikke villet høre på dem som mener klimaendringer kan forandre verden. Nå har Observer fått tak i en rapport som Pentagon-ledelsen har lagt lokk på. Norske medier har pr. søndag em ikke interessert seg for saken, selv om den er hovedoppslag på Observers internasjonale nyheter. Det er ikke småtterier rapporten hevder kan skje de nærmeste 20 årene:
· By 2007 violent storms smash coastal barriers rendering large parts of the Netherlands inhabitable. Cities like The Hague are abandoned.
· Between 2010 and 2020 Europe is hardest hit by climatic change with an average annual temperature drop of 6F.
· Future wars will be fought over the issue of survival rather than religion, ideology or national honour.
· Rich areas like the US and Europe would become ‘virtual fortresses’ to prevent millions of migrants from entering after being forced from land drowned by sea-level rise or no longer able to grow crops. Waves of boatpeople pose significant problems.
· Europe will face huge internal struggles as it copes with massive numbers of migrants washing up on its shores. Immigrants from Scandinavia seek warmer climes to the south. Southern Europe is beleaguered by refugees from hard-hit countries in Africa.
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Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us