tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post2333359248938203431..comments2024-03-27T07:47:11.168-07:00Comments on LA REVUE GAUCHE - Left Comment: The New Proletariat and the Coming RevolutionEUGENE PLAWIUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736971647879996375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post-19982264076019475272011-02-06T15:07:42.097-08:002011-02-06T15:07:42.097-08:00Unfortunately Eugene we're facing a much bigge...Unfortunately Eugene we're facing a much bigger struggle, one that may be only marginally political. What lies at the very heart of today's food crisis and ensures its perpetuation? Climate change. <br /><br />That extra 4% of water vapour we have added to the atmosphere over the past three decades ensures that the whipsaw of flood and drought we've seen hammer Africa, Australia, the Middle East, south Asia, South and Central America, the US southwest, even Russia, isn't going away.<br /><br />Not only a potent greenhouse gas in its own right, that extra water vapour, combined with a steadily warming atmosphere, fuels ever more frequent, more severe storm events even as it alters essential precipitation patterns.<br /><br />At the same time we're facing a very real, potentially cataclysmic freshwater crisis. That additional atmospheric water vapour is mainly drawn from normal surface water sources. Meanwhile we're draining our aquifers to support irrigation to keep the irrational Green Revolution ticking over.<br /><br />The impact of all of these problems arrives at one place - the market stalls. Not being able to get a decent job, not being able to fulfill your aspirations become relatively inconsequential when you haven't food to eat or fresh water to drink.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com