Climate Change, ISIS, and the Conflicts of the Future- The Climate Minute Podcast

A recent report identifies climate change as a contributing cause to the ongoing horror in Syria. Is the rise of ISIS the only example of how global warming can be a ‘distal’ cause of conflict? Unfortunately, no!

A National Academy of Science study suggested that a prolonged drought in the 2006-2010 period set the stage for the rise of ISIS through societal distress and the outright the dislocation of Syrians. Read about it  at ThinkProgress or The New York Times ,  or else watch this  MSNBC report.  Finally, you can take a look at Russell Brand who puts it all in a human perspective.

For a long term perspective, check out Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel.  For a peek into a different (but similar) world, see  The Ornament of the World.

Check out live  links at our blog, https://massclimateaction.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/exposed-none-too-soon-the-climate-minute-podcast/
Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist that the United States put a price on carbon.

Thanks for listening.
…Ted McIntyre