War game simuates 2015: Trace amounts of CO2 have the world awash in droughts, floods, fires and riots

In The Field: Climate war game: The future is here, and it's not pretty

I've just arrived at the Newseum, where one of the first "war games" to tackle the subject of global warming will play out over the two and a half days. About 45 participants from around the world have converged in Washington, D.C., for the exercise, organized by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). It began with cocktails and dinner last night, along with a discussion about global warming policy and the purpose of such “scenario planning” exercises. Take home lesson? The future tends to be a surprising place.

In The Field: Climate war game: The clock starts...

The war game begins with a short ABC news segment (dated 2015, although ABC crews are also filming the game in real-time for an upcoming documentary) on global warming and the lack of progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Screens throughout the room are awash in images of droughts, floods, fires and riots, an increasingly common response to rising energy and food prices. The United States is reeling from a category 5 hurricane that hit Miami earlier in the year.