A storm brews over food, water & power
Posted August 25th, 2009 by Ian Jones
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As the world's population grows, competition for food, water and energy will increase. Food prices will rise, more people will go hungry, and migrants will flee the worst-affected regions.
That's the simple idea at the heart of the warning from John Beddington, the UK government's chief scientific adviser, of a possible crisis in 2030.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8213884.stm
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