[National Geographic} Climate Change and Water Woes Drove ISIS Recruiting in Iraq

National Geographic ^ | November 14, 2017 | Peter Schwartzstein

[SgtHooper]

You sure it wasn’t a typo? black-... maybe?

[Army Air Corps]

NG used to put beautiful maps in so many issues long ago. They were great!!

I always enjoyed their maps and fold-out inserts. The artwork on the inserts was always beautifully done, and their maps were worthy of framing.

[cpdiii]

This kind of garbage is why I stopped getting their once fine magazine after almost 40 years subscription.

Myself also. This once great magazine has become nothing but a political rag. I grew up with National Geographic and looked forward to each magazine and their most wonderful maps. Back then there was no politics in the magazine. The things I learned from the Geographic inspired me to work all over the world and see for myself what they brought to me in my youth. It was superb.

National Geographic has committed sucidide.

[cpdiii]

Some scientist or scientist-wannabe made the claim that the rise of the Himalayas changed wind flows and turned once lush north Africa into a desert.

The prevailingwind in the northern hemisphere blows from West to East mostly. The Himalayan mountains had nothing to do with it.

[cpdiii]

Slight correction to my post. The Northern Sahara is mostly West to East. The Southern Sahara is East to West and the abundant moisture Sub Sahara enjoys comes from the Indian Ocean. Mid Sahara is dry as hell as the winds flow mostly over continental Asia and thus not oceanic and thus not much rain. Oddly enough their is a fair amount of rain on the North Coast of Africa courtesy of the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.

[Mike-o-Matic]

I totally hear you. I have 38 years of it in pristine condition (I take care of my stuff) in the leather slipcovers. After the last two years, it looks like kindling to me now. Ugh.

[Trillian]

They are headed towards zero readers soon enough.

[hinckley buzzard]

Climate porn from NG.