special journal issue on climate and migration reviewed

Since the 1970s, experts have debated the extent to which climate change can drive migration. Some predict waves of "environmental refugees" while others are more sceptical, researchers Olivia Dun and François Gemenne said in an article in the journal.

"Generally speaking, the former, who tend to isolate environmental factors as a major driving force of migration, can be described as 'alarmists' and the latter, who tend to insist on the complexity of the migration process, as 'sceptics'.

"Interestingly, alarmists usually come from disciplines such as environmental, disaster and conflict studies, while sceptics belong almost exclusively to the field of forced migration and refugee studies. Unsurprisingly, reports linking climate change with security issues usually side with alarmists," they commented.

Climate realist to speak in Texas

The 33rd Annual National American Agri-Women’s Convention will be held in beautiful San Antonio, Texas, November 5-9, 2008 at the historic Menger Hotel just steps from the infamous Alamo.
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Dr. Robert C. Balling, Jr., Professor, in the climatology program in the School of Geographical Sciences at Arizona State University will speak on climatological issues facing our world today. He is the author of several books on climate change. His first book is entitled The Heated Debate: Greenhouse Predictions Versus Climate Reality, his second book is entitled Interactions of Desertification and Climate, and his third book is entitled The Satanic Gases: Clearing the Air about Global Warming. A fourth book entitled Climate of Extremes should be published later in 2008.