Scientist warns of warming's effect on Va. (the Bay and terrorists)

[underpants]

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

NASA researcher says rising sea levels could flood Hampton Roads

The sea level could rise 2 to 5 feet by the end of this century and flood parts of Norfolk, Virginia Beach and other low-lying places in Virginia, a key state scientist says.

Wielicki spoke Thursday during a global-warming forum at the College of William and Mary and in follow-up interviews Thursday and Friday.

During the forum, speakers said global warming could further damage the Chesapeake Bay, hurt farmers and even aid terrorists.

Lawrence P. Farrell Jr., a retired Air Force lieutenant general, is part of a group of former military leaders warning about global warming's threat to national security. He said warming-related droughts and floods could push struggling countries into instability, opening the door for terrorists to spread their influence.



Read more: http://www.inrich.com/content/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-12-02-0144.html

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February 27, 2004
The Pentagon’s report on global warming

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/nextnews/archive/next040227.htm

Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1153513,00.html

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.

[rodeodance]

1. yes, putting all our eggs into the Terrorism basket is NOT wise!!"

......The threat to global stability vastly eclipses that of terrorism, say the few experts privy to its contents.

[MadHound]

2. Yep, Virginia, Florida, all of those coastal states will be going under

Including NYC, San Fran and D.C. There's going to be a massive migration to the "flyover" states, where these populations will not be welcome. There will be conflict and blood on the streets as you try to fit a couple of hungred million people into an area that doesn't have that sort of carrying capacity. Think New Orleans multiplied ten times over.

[dysfunctional press]

3. buy real estate in detroit NOW.

Detroit is poised to become a very important city in the post-sea-level-rise world. it sits 581 feet above sea level, on an international border, and LOTS of fresh water.

[kurth]

4. or in any of the eight Great Lakes states

Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin

[kineneb]

8. nah, buy property in Sac./S. Joaquin Valley

above 100' elevation: new bay front property...;-)

Don't worry, most of CA is far enough above sea level that we won't need to move to the mid-west. SF and LA basin will be gone, but, hey, whatever.

...not worrying up here at 1328'...

[demnan]

5. Alexandria Virginia would suffer too

all the most beautiful and historic areas of Alexandria are subject to coastal flooding now and would be greatly affected.

[underpants]

9. All of human settlement is around water

this affects the coasts most directly but any city on water (which is all of them) are effected.

for instance about 40% of Roanoke is on a flood plain.

[Blue_Tires]

6. wow...and this is my hometown, too...

[donkeyotay]

7. Tony Snow was demanding that bush gets credit for this. The whole GOP

should take a bow for stonewalling efforts to address climate change decades ago, as well as pillaging our treasury for their cronies, leaving us without funds to address other issues. Mission accomplished.