[TigerLikesRooster]

Who knows? Depending on how things develop, U.S. might do the same.

[Myrddin]

Putting aside Al Bore's BS, there are others who believe we are heading toward another ice age. That is a much bigger problem as it reduces the productivity of agricultural areas. It really doesn't matter if you have great harvesting equipment and good stocks of fertilizer if your temperatures are too low to produce the food.