12-18-2008, 04:57 PM
Lets set aside the argument over belief in global warming and look at what's in store, regardless of who or what is causing it. The majority of key watersheds are in trouble due to melting glaciers and decreased snow pack. For example, one here in the US, the Sierra Nevada Watershed, is the primary source of water for the Central and San Joaquin valleys, producing around 18 billion dollars worth of crops annually. To compensate for the loss or even partial loss of that resource we will be required to spend massive amounts of tax dollars for new infrastructure. There are many other agricultural areas throughout the world facing a similar scenario and many of those will pay not in money but in lives.
Think about the gigantic watershed that is the Himalayas. There are billions of people dependent on that resource for their food and it too is in trouble. China, India, and Pakistan are all dependent on that water for their agriculture, and they all have nuclear weapons.
Think about the gigantic watershed that is the Himalayas. There are billions of people dependent on that resource for their food and it too is in trouble. China, India, and Pakistan are all dependent on that water for their agriculture, and they all have nuclear weapons.