December 10, 2012 - There are, apparently, 16 national intelligence agencies in the U.S., and they have issued a report today about "major trends" the world faces in the 21st century. Laughably, the "crisis-prone" global economy tops the list. As for climate change ... the consensus amongst these 16 agencies, and the "academics, research institutions, political leaders, and corporations in 14 countries and the EU" with whom they collaborated, is that climate change will complicate resource management. (Now would be a good time to take a deep breath.) In addition, they appear to express mild concern about the fact that it is happening faster than predicted. Alright, alright - so the CIA is not the EPA. They have vastly different missions. I get that. The intelligence and business communities do not take climate disruption into account because it's someone else's job, and besides, everyone knows that terrorism and the economy win the Impor...
Understanding the global-warming world: causes and ramifications.