From: Eva-Lise Carlstrom (evalise@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Feb 22 2004 - 16:33:47 MST
I found no indication of the source of these
conclusions on the site. ???
--Eva
--- Jei <jei@cc.hut.fi> wrote:
>
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5733.htm
>
> Key findings of the Pentagon
> Sunday February 22, 2004: (The Observer)
>
> · Future wars will be fought over the issue of
> survival rather than
> religion, ideology or national honour.
>
> · By 2007 violent storms smash coastal barriers
> rendering large parts
> of the Netherlands inhabitable. Cities like The
> Hague are abandoned.
> In California the delta island levees in the
> Sacramento river area are
> breached, disrupting the aqueduct system
> transporting water from north
> to south.
>
> · Between 2010 and 2020 Europe is hardest hit by
> climatic change with
> an average annual temperature drop of 6F. Climate
> in Britain becomes
> colder and drier as weather patterns begin to
> resemble Siberia.
>
> · Deaths from war and famine run into the
> millions until the planet's
> population is reduced by such an extent the Earth
> can cope.
>
> · Riots and internal conflict tear apart India,
> South Africa and
> Indonesia.
>
> · Access to water becomes a major battleground.
> The Nile, Danube and
> Amazon are all mentioned as being high risk.
>
> · A 'significant drop' in the planet's ability to
> sustain its present
> population will become apparent over the next 20
> years.
>
> · Rich areas like the US and Europe would become
> 'virtual fortresses'
> to prevent millions of migrants from entering
> after being forced from
> land drowned by sea-level rise or no longer able
> to grow crops. Waves
> of boatpeople pose significant problems.
>
> · Nuclear arms proliferation is inevitable.
> Japan, South Korea, and
> Germany develop nuclear-weapons capabilities, as
> do Iran, Egypt and
> North Korea. Israel, China, India and Pakistan
> also are poised to use
> the bomb.
>
> · By 2010 the US and Europe will experience a
> third more days with
> peak temperatures above 90F. Climate becomes an
> 'economic nuisance' as
> storms, droughts and hot spells create havoc for
> farmers.
>
> · More than 400m people in subtropical regions at
> grave risk.
>
> · Europe will face huge internal struggles as it
> copes with massive
> numbers of migrants washing up on its shores.
> Immigrants from
> Scandinavia seek warmer climes to the south.
> Southern Europe is
> beleaguered by refugees from hard-hit countries
> in Africa.
>
> · Mega-droughts affect the world's major
> breadbaskets, including
> America's Midwest, where strong winds bring soil
> loss.
>
> · China's huge population and food demand make it
> particularly
> vulnerable. Bangladesh becomes nearly
> uninhabitable because of a
> rising sea level, which contaminates the inland
> water supplies.
>
> © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004
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