Thursday, September 2, 2010

Things to come

The floods in Pakistan have done horrendous damage to their already fragile infrastructure.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday the floods have destroyed one-fifth of the country’s irrigation infrastructure, livestock and crops.

Mr. Gilani warned the damage to agriculture will hurt other parts of the economy, resulting in massive job losses and higher inflation.

IMF Steps Up Flood Aid to Struggling Pakistan







The report sees – within a timeframe until the year 2040 – a changed international security layout based on new risks (including transport risks for fuels) and new roles of actors in a possible conflict around the distribution of increasingly scarce resources


German Military Study Warns of Potential Energy Crisis (Oil Drum)





It takes 100 to 200 years for the C02 we're emitting now to be absorbed. So even after we stop emissions, temperatures will continue to rise.

Global warming effects - mitigate temperature increase







Leaders in this country will not get it together in time. It's up to us.

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