Monday, April 09, 2007

Here's a downer

The British Ministry of Defense's predictions of what the world will be like in 2035. Especially interesting is their idea of a reviving Marxist movement among the middle class. Also interesting is this bit on climate change:

There is "compelling evidence" to indicate that climate change is occurring and that the atmosphere will continue to warm at an unprecedented rate throughout the 21st century. It could lead to a reduction in north Atlantic salinity by increasing the freshwater runoff from the Arctic. This could affect the natural circulation of the north Atlantic by diminishing the warming effect of ocean currents on western Europe. "The drop in temperature might exceed that of the miniature ice age of the 17th and 18th centuries."

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