West Africa faces 'megadroughts'

[minidog]

Severe droughts lasting centuries have happened often in West Africa's recent history, and another one is almost inevitable, researchers say

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8003060.stm

 

[Violator79]

I have mixed feelings on this. Part of me is going: I couldn't care less. The other part is going: This could be really bad, which could lead to famine.

*Starts singing "We are the world...we are the children..." :sing:

 

[ChefChiTown]

Well, at least it's not a SUPERmegadrought.

 

[Violator79]

Well, at least it's not a SUPERmegadrought.

Or a SuperUltraMegadrought!

 

[Namreg]

there's no oil so noone will care.

 

[GabberMan]

there's no oil so noone will care.

I will care - oil or no oil.

I will also care for North African nations and the richer sub-Saharan nations who will feel the effects of mass-immigration that might result from such a problem.

In turn this could have a knock-on effect where other continents are concerned. Let's see if "noone will care" then.

 

[Friday on my mind]

After reading the article I am totally not surprised (knew the scientists had predicted severe droughts from climate change) this and other megadroughts are going to made more extreme by mans contribution of Co2 and the resulting warming.And that to the fact that over a billion people get their water from the rapidly disapperaing glaciers in the world and you have a recipe for massive upheaval politically with refugees and people dying from thirst and famine.Anyone who believes the whole world will not be put in peril and that these people will just die quietly and that this situation will not cause wars etc needs to think again.But the worlds population just keeps growing and the resources keep dwindling and the effects of the billions of humans just keep mounting.Since we obviously aren't wise enough to control it ourselves no doubt nature will step in and control it for us and massively at some point reduce the human race.