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Warming globe will have major security issues, says think tank
Posted at 12:34 PM on 12 Sep 2007
The security implications of climate change resemble those of nuclear war, a security think tank said today. "Fundamental environmental issues of food, water, and energy security ultimately lie behind many present security concerns, and climate change will magnify all three," wrote the International Institute for Strategic Studies, which foresees collapsed governments, heightened racial and ethnic tensions, and escalating conflict. Now where have we heard this before?source: Reuters
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