Subject: [permaculture] Climate Catastrophe Awareness: Dustbowl and Drought
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:11:13 -0600
"Extended drought and Dust-Bowlification over large swaths of the habited
Earth may be the most dangerous impact of unrestricted greenhouse gas
emissions. Such impacts could well last centuries, whereas the actual Dust
Bowl itself only lasted 7-10 years."
Do the math: What does regular drought and wide-spread dustbowl-ification
mean for us?
No Water + No Soil = No Life
No Life = No Humans
Several studies from respectable sources on the topic have been aggregated
and can be accessed at ClimateProgress by clicking on the link below.