My best friend passed this interesting article to me. He's been reading about possible problems with the Gulf Stream causing Britain to become much colder. I have to admit, I've pooh-poohed it. Yes, it is a theory, but one of many. The causes of climactic changes are open to debate--what is natural, cyclical vs. what is caused by greed, misuse of resources, etc. Still, the fact that the United States is responsible for using up a huge percentage of available resources and that it has been reluctant to participate in global initiatives to protect the environment shouldn't be open to interpretation; it's a matter of history. The idea that the Pentagon may be looking at the effects of climate in terms of security issues--and in essence may agree with a variety of others across political, scientific, and doomsaying lines, helps lend that idea credence, and it certainly should be a concern for all of us.
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