Not Gradually

The WaPo reports that the World Bank is reassessing how it does business based upon global climate change. "Much of the damage [to developing countries] would come not gradually and incrementally through the years, but in the form of severe economic shocks," [the Bank's report] added." Further, Poorer nations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture acounts for about 70 percoent of employment, would be the hardest hit. Also likely to suffer are developing countries on small islands that are subject to rising seas caused by global warming.

You know, they're not exactly a bunch of Birkenstock-wearing tree-huggers over at the World Bank. If they're beginning to modify their plans based on global climate change, it's pretty ridiculous for Americans to still be debating whether or not global climate change is here. It's here.

When climate and economic impacts hit large sections of the Planet "not gradually," people don't have time to adjust to the change and they don't just sit down and die. Large groups of them begin moving to areas where there is food, water, economic aid. And the people already living in those areas often aren't happy to see them. Remember what happened in our own country when Katrina survivors were met at the bridge by people with rifles? Now imagine it on a global scale.

We need to address the problems of overpopulation and global climte change seriously RIGHT NOW. Otherwise, the 21st Century will be a century of wars and refugees.