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Faris, Stephan.

Forecast : the consequences of climate change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley / Stephan Faris.

1st ed.

New York : Henry Holt, 2009.

242 pages ; 22 cm

While reporting from Darfur, journalist Faris discovered that climate change was at the root of that conflict, and began to wonder what current and impending--and largely unanticipated--crises such changes have in store for the world. Here, he provides some answers. Global warming will spur the spread of many diseases. The warming world will shift huge populations and potentially redraw political alliances around the globe, driving environmentalists into the hands of anti-immigrant groups. America's coasts are already more difficult places to live as increasing insurance rates make them prohibitively expensive. Crops will fail in previously lush places and thrive in some formerly barren zones, altering huge industries and remaking traditions. Water scarcity in India and Pakistan have the potential to inflame the conflict in Kashmir to unprecedented. Told through narratives of current, past, and future events, this is an eye-opening account of this most urgent issue.--From publisher description.

Climatic changes.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index.

Introduction -- "Things will break loose from the hands of the wise men" : Darfur, scarcity, and conflict -- "We're the far country" : the Gulf Coast, warming waters, and the flight from paradise -- "A spectacular bit of growth as times get hard" : Europe, migration, and political backlash -- "At a new frontier" : Brazil, unsettled ecosystems, and disease -- "Beautiful country" : the West Coast, hotter summers, and the grape harvest -- "Everything is late in Churchill" : the Arctic, melting ice, and the new land grab -- "An elemental kind of existential threat" : South Asia, disappearing glaciers, and regional catastrophe -- Epilogue.

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