From: The Huffington Post
By: Seth Borenstein
Global warming has always been a big issue that comes up in any environmental discussion. It has its believers and people who flat out deny it. say what you will, recent studies by scientists have stated that with the rise of temperatures comes the rise of tempers, and that "...climate change will complicate and worsen existing global security problems, such as civil wars, strife between nations and refugees." A big statement, basically saying that global warming will cause wars and general unrest and aggravation between countries. The article continues to state that global warming "will be an added factor making things even more dangerous." and events such as fights over resources, like water and energy, hunger and extreme weather, "will all go into the mix to destabilize the world a bit more" stated by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental UN Panel. Although climate change is a big problem, it will not be the direct cause of the conflicts, but instead, will exacerbate poor governmental issues, and general social unrest. Examples that were given were the Arab spring and Syria as the most recent. Global warming is now not only a environmental issue, but seems to be able to have the ability to cause political disruptions. With many countries already being on edge, any outside factor can be the last straw, to causing a major conflict.
I will never be able to fully understand why people deny global warming. All the facts have been clearly presented, yet there are those who still argue about this topic. It is quite interesting how the article claims that global warming will cause wars over resources, I have never thought about it in that way.
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