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To: Eric who wrote (8884)	6/3/2009 3:23:07 PM
From: Sam	Respond to of 86356

Yes, one of the things that I don't think people take into account is that climate change isn't a simple matter of things getting warmer. Probably the most important thing will be disruption of the elaborate food chains and ecosystems that been built up in the context of this particular environment. Changing precipitation patterns will be the worst or at least one of the worst consequences. Less snow and earlier snowmelt will disrupt agriculture in many areas. Drought will be a more obvious disruption, as well as flooding in other areas. And when agriculture and water shortages occur, there will be millions and millions of refugees trying to find new places to stay alive. At the end of the day, the refugee problem will be the proximate cause of the collapse of civilization, with food, water and energy shortages being the causes of that. People used to get by with a lot less clothing than we have now, and we can do that again. But we need a certain amount of food and water, and there could be some serious shortages given the number of people in the world.