07-23-2008, 06:00 AM
And that is the point, the displacement of billions of people.
So, back to Hawaii?
My prediction. The Big Island being one of the only places in the the world in the tropics(the areas least effected by warming) with sensibly stable politics, agricultural potential, relatively low population density, and more or less free of disease--the Big Island is going to become one large gated community for the rich and famous--as they will be ecological refugees like everyone else. They will simply be able to cherry pick and displace where every they go.
This, I predict is less than 20 years out.
So, back to Hawaii?
My prediction. The Big Island being one of the only places in the the world in the tropics(the areas least effected by warming) with sensibly stable politics, agricultural potential, relatively low population density, and more or less free of disease--the Big Island is going to become one large gated community for the rich and famous--as they will be ecological refugees like everyone else. They will simply be able to cherry pick and displace where every they go.
This, I predict is less than 20 years out.