1.6 billion face water, food threat in Asia

[phantom power]

That doesn't even include China. Just "South Asia."

KATMANDU, Nepal – Effects of climate change including the melting of Himalayan glaciers threaten water and food security for more than 1.6 billion people living in South Asia, according to a study released Wednesday.

India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal will be most vulnerable to falling crop yields caused by glacier retreat, floods, droughts and erratic rainfall, said the study financed by the Asian Development Bank.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/ap_on_re_as/as_south_asia_climate_change/print

[Craftsman]

1. I figure there will be wars over water and food in the next 5 years there

[ensho]

2. thats a lot of people who will be moving toward places that have

food and water.

and the places that have food and water will be trying to protect their resources and keep the moving people out.

bad times are here.

[joshcryer]

3. Who cares, collapse is good!

Sarcasm if it wasn't obvious.

This is a tragedy, and it will only worsen if we don't do something about it.