In October, Miller-McCune.com considered how global warming might affect American national security, noting that there is “growing concern in Washington” that it could destabilize governments and societies all over the world. The “clearest evidence that [Washington] is taking climate change seriously as a security threat,” Miller-McCune.com wrote at the time, “will come in February, when the Pentagon issues its Quadrennial Defense Review to Congress.” The QDR, which is considered the most important long-term national security strategy document the military produces, was ... Read More
War Games Start to Include Climate Change
October 9, 2009 • By • Leave a Comment
The Tibetan Plateau is enormous — four times the size of Texas. Both the Yellow and Yangtze rivers issue from it, carrying the glacial runoff from the Himalayas to China. This runoff is a primary source of fresh water for China's 1 billion citizens, 800 million of whom live in poverty. Experts believe that China's continued economic growth depends on its access to the water that traverses the Tibetan Plateau, a view clearly shared by China's rulers. This helps explain why China holds Tibet in an iron grip. So long as its water is one of China's most precious resources, Tibet has little ... Read More
