The first mass exodus of people fleeing the disastrous effects of climate change is not happening in low-lying Pacific islands but in the world's richest country, a US study said. "The first massive movement of climate refugees has been that of people away from the Gulf Coast of the United States," said the Earth Policy Institute, which has warned for years that climate change demands action now.Katrina pretty much proved what scientists had basically been predicting for years. Climate Change is happening and the weather has been the first indicator of it. The Gulf Coast got pounded last year and as a result a whole mess of people moved away. How many storms did we have in 2005? Too many, clearly. The USG handled them all quite poorly, to boot. The next evidence I'd like to cite in my thesis that the world is moving against us is the concern for drinking water. There was a TV miniseries that aired in Canada a couple years ago called [http://imdb.com/title/tt0410055/|H20]. It was a brilliant 2-part miniseries that asked the question "What if America realized it was running out of money and Canada anticipated their interest in Candian water?"
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A third of the world is facing water shortages because of poor management of water resources and soaring water usage, driven mainly by agriculture, the International Water Management Institute said on Wednesday. Water scarcity around the world was increasing faster than expected, with agriculture accounting for 80 percent of global water consumption, the world authority on fresh water management told a development conference in Canberra. Globally, water usage had increased by six times in the past 100 years and would double again by 2050, driven mainly by irrigation and demands by agriculture, said Frank Rijsberman, the institute's director-general. Billions of people in Asia and Africa already faced water shortages because of poor water management, he said.I also found [http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P102152.asp|an article] from MoneyCentral.MSN.com that talks about investing in companies that will do well during the coming global water shortage. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4796909.stm|An August 16, 2006 article] from http://News.BBC.co.uk reports:
Rich countries face increasing water shortages, a report by conservation organisation WWF warns. A combination of climate change and poor resource management is leading to water shortages in even the most developed countries, it says. It urges water conservation on a global scale and asks rich states to set an example by repairing ageing water infrastructure and tackling pollution.Good luck--the royalty that is America is a little busy being distracted by flies in the ointment. We'd rather deal with things that will probably never effect most of the Earth instead of dealing with things that have the potential to kill a whole mess of us--even in rich countries. There's plenty to read about regarding water shortages around the world. You just have to dig for it. No one is really talking about the water issue and the climate issues facing our well-being are being discussed, but not seriously. We Americans still seem to think the War Against Terror and Iraq are more important.
Orignal From: THE WORLD THREATENED BY WEATHER, WATER, NOT TERROR
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