'New North' to Benefit From Global Warming
New Scientist and CNN International reported Wednesday on "The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future," a new book by UCLA professor of geography Laurence Smith that argues that climate change and other global pressures will make sparsely populated Canada, Scandinavia, Russia and the northern United States formidable economic powers and migration magnets in the coming decades.
Published: Thursday, September 23, 2010
