As if the refugee matter were not serious enough, as noted in the last posting, see this article suggesting a new looming threat:
The European Migrant Crisis Is A Nightmare. The Climate Crisis Will Make It Worse. Hundreds of thousands of migrants are seeking refuge in Europe, but millions more will be displaced as the climate warms.
Given that the Sahara is actually shrinking and becoming agriculturally productive, one wonders where the millions of refugees will come from. People flee from the acute not the gradual – New Orleans had been in a slow decline for decades before Katrina, but it was her extremity that led so many to leave and not come back. This scaremongering would be amusing if it wasn’t so pathetic.