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Another possible consequence of global warming according to climate change worriers: war with Canada. No, really:

Finally, we should also worry about new conflicts over issues of sovereignty that we didn't need to deal with in our older, colder world. Consider the Northwest Passage, which is turning into an ice-free corridor from Europe to Asia during the summer months. Canada claims some portions of the route as its own sovereign waters, while the United States argues that these sections lie within international waters. Admittedly, it'd take a lot of tension for this to turn into a military conflict, but anyone convinced that the United States and Canada could never come to blows has forgotten the War of 1812. And not all this sort of resource conflict will occur between friendly countries.

It's hard to take these people seriously when they are reduced to offering up such ridiculous scenarios. The opening up of the Northwest Passage is a good thing that reduces transport costs and increases trade. The notion that the U.S. and Canada would go to war over this is absolutely ludicrous. What's worse, the author doesn't even know his history as Canada didn't exist as an independent country until 1867 -- long after the War of 1812.

You really have to be suspicious of people who engage in such absurdity.