[Previous entry: "USA slowly banning self-defense"] [Next entry: "Female circumcision a problem in multicult Britain"]

07/10/2007: "Global warming could cause amusing wars"

Food and water shortages fueled in the future by global warming could spur conflicts and even wars over these essential resources, the authors of a new study warn.

History suggests the controversial idea might be on track.

Changes in climate, such as temperature and rainfall, can significantly alter the availability of crops, livestock and drinking water. Resource shortages could, in turn, prompt people to turn to war to get what they need to survive, several experts have warned.

[ Surprise factor: less than zero. That's why National Socialists have been trying to save your sorry asses since the 1930s. ]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070709/sc_livescience/globalwarmingcouldfuelwar