How Wars Start

This is not good at all. A Republican lawyer I know--and who, despite his politics, which are at odds with his good heart, is a decent fellow--was complaining about Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The answer is simple: Wars start over a lack of resources, utterly aside from the pure humanitarian concerns.

Toll of Climate Change on World Food Supply Could Be Worse Than Thought
Predictions, Already Daunting, Fail to Account for Extreme Weather, Disease and Other Complications, Say New Reports

Global agriculture, already predicted to be stressed by climate change in coming decades, could go into steep, unanticipated declines in some regions due to complications that scientists have so far inadequately considered, say three new scientific reports.
The authors say that progressive changes predicted to stem from 1- to 5-degree C temperature rises in coming decades fail to account for seasonal extremes of heat, drought or rain, multiplier effects of spreading diseases or weeds, and other ecological upsets. All are believed more likely in the future.
Coauthored by leading researchers from Europe, North America and Australia, they appear in this week’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).