Thursday, December 16, 2010
Climate change warning over south-east Asia
AUSTRALIA's top intelligence agency believes south-east Asia will be the region worst affected by climate change by 2030, with decreased water flows from the Himalayan glaciers triggering a ''cascade of economic, social and political consequences''.
The dire outlook was provided by Office of National Assessments deputy director Heather Smith in a confidential discussion on the national security implications of climate change with US embassy officials in Canberra.
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