Pure barking madness

St. Catharines Standard - Ontario, CA

Gwynne Dyer thinks the battle against climate change will spark war, mass starvation and migration.

And that’s if we win.

Even if countries worldwide drastically cut greenhouse-gas emissions in the next 30 years, “There will be casualties,” Dyer told students during a visit to Ridley College on Thursday.

“People will die, wars will happen, refugees will move.”

The Canadian-born journalist is better known for his columns on the politics of war, published in newspapers worldwide.

His new book, Climate Wars, also talks about the potential for military conflict. This time, the wars will be fought over water rights, drought-induced famine and eco-terrorist attacks.

The real enemy in each case, he said, will be global warming.

“The generals are right: climate change will produce waves of refugees, failed states and probably some wars,” he said.
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Scientists are looking at “ways to cheat,” Dyer said. Specifically, at measures to artificially cool the atmosphere.

One suggestion: mimicking the effect of volcanic eruptions by spewing sulphur into the atmosphere, possibly in airplane fuel. The particles would temporarily deflect sunlight — but also probably cause acid rain, he noted.