Monday, 30 May 2011

Food poverty as N Europe hit by drought.

What are governments doing as the climatic weather conditions are changing throughout the world, or seem to be. Northern Europe is facing the worst drought for over 35 years. In France water restrictions have been put in force in certain areas,Germany has had twice as many hours of sunshine than it would normally expect in the spring. They have had just 5% of their normal standard rainfall France also said that if they do not get substantial rain then their nuclear power plants may have to shut down because there will not be enough water to cool the reactors. Germany has also said that after the nuclear accident in Japan that it is going to permanently close their nuclear reactors and rely more on wind power, 22% of Germany's electricity comes from nuclear, they will now face massive increases in electricity prices as new power cables will have to be laid across Germany to carry the electric from these wind turbines that are going to be built in the North Sea on  the Northern coast of Germany to the industrial regions of the south of Germany. But whilst this happens they may have to return to coal fired power stations, this at a time when the world is talking about the green economy. In Britain is this just another way to raise taxes on something that may never happen on the scale that certain people anticipate. Food, Electricity, Gas, all these commodities are going to increase in price over the coming years. Europe it would seem is going to feel not only the credit crunch but poverty on a mass scale, this will certainly divide the continent and at a time when governments keep giving moneys to third world countries whilst at home people see their living standards slowly eroded will cause the people to riot and demand that their governments look after them first. I believe that this will start in the European Union when the individual members citizens demand of their governments that they come first, not the other .countries of Europe.
 

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