() 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 Full Story »
Posted by J Sinclaire - via Miller-McCune
This article is in-depth and points out that the US military and the national security apparati in general are taking climate change and the resultant threats seriously. This could be good news in terms of governments demanding action; however, it may also mean that governments may act entirely in their own interest to shore up resources but not prevent the catastrophe that is coming.
