From Miller-McCune:
U.S. military and intelligence officials are factoring the symptoms of climate change into their estimates of where and what kind of conflicts are in store.
The Tibetan Plateau is enormous — four times the size of Texas. Both the Yellow and Yangtze rivers issue from it, carrying the glacial runoff from the Himalayas to China. This runoff is a primary source of fresh water for China's 1 billion citizens, 800 million of whom live in poverty.
Experts believe that China's continued economic growth depends on its access to the water that traverses the Tibetan Plateau, a view clearly shared by China's rulers. This helps explain why China holds Tibet in an iron grip. So long as its water is one of China's most precious resources, Tibet has little hope of attaining independence.
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Update: Climate Myths and National Security -- American Thinker
My Comment: I have always been a skeptic that global warming is a result of man made factors. The sun has an impact .... yes. Have we had a history of severe climate change .... yes. Is man responsible for this .... looking at history from a global perspective .... I am very skeptical.
But climate change will impact national security .... in fact .... climate change throughout history has always affected national security. The Roman Empire grew during a period of "global warming". The Black Death coincided during a period of severe cold and food shortages. The severe winters in Russia during 1941 - 1943 helped to sap the strength of the German Army.
Yup .... climate change does affect how countries function, and our war games/strategic studies should take this into account (which I am sure that they do).
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