GVPT 200 Chapter April 23: Readings for April 23
22 Apr 2018
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Tang dynasty in china and the collapse of the maya states in. These rivers, however, flow into other states, and redirection puts people in these regions at risk: chinese dams along the mekong have already reduced water flows to myanmar, thailand, laos, cambodia, and vietnam. India has expressed concern over chinese plans to channel the waters of the brahmaputra into the yellow river. Doing so will inflame tensions with india and bangladesh, aggravating existing disputes: heightened energy insecurity, fossil fuels are responsible for 80% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases, climate change is forcing a reassessment in the utility of nuclear power. 1990s, six times more than the 31 million affected by wars: hurricanes form and draw strength from warm ocean waters. In this scenario, the gulf stream either cools or shuts down, possibly irreversibly. This will create extremely severe winters in the northern hemisphere and trigger catastrophic weather events: this scenario may lead to a reversed global warming, where north.
