Climate change threatens Pacific, Arctic conflicts

giovonni · 01-08-2009, 06:40 AM

Climate change threatens Pacific, Arctic conflicts

By Rob Taylor

CANBERRA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Climate change and rising sea levels pose one of the biggest threats to security in the Pacific and may also spark a global conflict over energy reserves under melting Arctic ice, according to Australia's military.
A confidential security review by Australia's Defence Force, completed in 2007 but obtained in summary by the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, said environmental stress had increased the risk of conflicts in the Pacific over resources and food.

more here;http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt...090107?sp=true

01-08-2009, 06:40 AM	#1
giovonni Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: within my heart Posts: 1,209	Climate change threatens Pacific, Arctic conflicts Climate change threatens Pacific, Arctic conflicts By Rob Taylor CANBERRA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Climate change and rising sea levels pose one of the biggest threats to security in the Pacific and may also spark a global conflict over energy reserves under melting Arctic ice, according to Australia's military. A confidential security review by Australia's Defence Force, completed in 2007 but obtained in summary by the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, said environmental stress had increased the risk of conflicts in the Pacific over resources and food. more here;http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt...090107?sp=true