Ramifications of secret Defense Dept report

Here are some links to read up on the recent news of
the secret Pentagon report on abrupt climate
change/global warming.

The Pentagon's Schwartz report
http://www.ems.org

Robert Gagosian's WEF talk:
http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/occi/currenttopics/climatechange_wef.html

This will impact NASA as they are at the heart of
funding for organizations that study this.

The National Snow & Ice Data Center.
http://www.nsidc.org

The Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography
Center
https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil (Public access part)

This means the sciences part of NASA may be boosted at
the expense of other priorities.

If the sea does show signs of rising the first
indication may be the insurance industry as they write
policies on the property that would be damanged.

In the event of sea level rise Congress is unlikely to
side with the coastal states as there are 26 without a
significant risk of flooding.

Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota,
New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia,
Wisconson, Wyoming

Any attempt to compensate property loss and build
seawalls at the expense of higher taxation would meet
fierce resistance in the Senate. The populous states
of California, Texas, Florida, New York may have other
ideas.

Summary:

If there is any truth to this report then the space
movement will have a new supporter/competitor in the
form of the military dictating NASA priorities and
research. The space race to LEO may not be so
friendly and private enterprise may be locked out due
to a tense political situation.

- Thor