Greatest Threat to US Citizens? Current State of S.S. or Global Warming?

[G_j]

Poll question: Greatest Threat to US Citizens? Current State of S.S. or Global Warming?

(just to make a point I suppose)


Scientists unveil global warming timetable


A detailed timetable of the effects that climate change is likely to have on the planet was unveiled on 2 February by a scientist from Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the country's leading global warming research institute.

At a conference in Exeter in the UK, Bill Hare outlined the global risks of rising temperatures for species, ecosystems, agriculture, water and socio-economic conditions. Produced through a synthesis of recent and wide ranging academic studies, Dr Hare's timetable shows that the impacts of climate change are predicted to increase rapidly as the average global temperate increases.

According to Dr Hare, the dangers to civilisations are immense with environmental refugees moving across borders due to lack of food and water. This is particularly true for developing countries, he added.

At present, world temperatures are already 0.7 degrees Celsius (C) above the pre-industrial level. Within the next 25 years, as this temperature difference rises to 1 C, some ecosystems such as the tropical highland forests in Queensland, Australia, will start to suffer.

http://dbs.cordis.lu/cgi-bin/srchidadb?CALLER=NHP_EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=EN_RCN_ID:23313

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Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us

· 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
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1153513,00.html
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[UdoKier]

1. Neither. The trade and budget defecits, hollowed-out economy...

... and the impending economic apocalypse just around the corner if we continue following the GOP approach as we have for the last 14 years.

Social Security is sound, and we can adapt to and ameliorate global warming if it lives up the hype.

[G_j]

2. "adapt to and ameliorate global warming "..really?

have you been keeping up with the latest reports?