1.3 Billion people are about to get real thirsty.

A recent report suggests that by 2035, glaciers in the Himalayas will be almost gone, and have already been shrinking at rates faster than glaciers in other parts of the world. These glaciers feed 7 of the largest rivers in Asia and India, providing water and irrigation for 1.3 billion people.

But that's not the only exciting part. Many UN reports in recent years have identified an upcoming water crisis in several parts of the world as the cause of new wars.

""Projected climate change will seriously exacerbate already marginal living standards in many Asian, African, and Middle Eastern nations, causing widespread political instability and the likelihood of failed states. ... The chaos that results can be an incubator of civil strife, genocide, and the growth of terrorism."

It's amazing to think about how quickly a couple of over populated countries will break down if you take away something as simple as water.

Friend of the Future Profile: China

Despite being the world's most populous country. China has the power to completely destabilize the entire planet at any given moment. They have a massive military and nuclear weapons, a history full of war and conflict, a secretive and rather oppressive government, and the motivation and dedication to reach long term goals.

In the last decade China has experienced incredible economic growth. This was achieved by making China a favorable place to manufacture goods with cheap labor, an artificially undervalued currency, and no real laws to speak of regarding pollution. China is the world's largest sulpher dioxide pollutor, probably the largest of multiple other toxins, and will be the largest greenhouse gas producer by this year, contributing heavilly to disease and cancer in their own country, as well as climate change and ocean pollution globally.

No one can know what China will do, but the potential for them to get involved in a war, or just to contribute heavily to poisoning the planet is very great. What's not to love?

Cindy Sheehan is FINISHED!!!!!

That's right! In an open letter to the democratic party, Cindy has given up. Good riddance indeed.

Although she never enjoyed quite as much attention as some of the anti war activists during Vietnam, she still posed a considerable threat to our long held ideology of war. Even though the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been a considerable disappointment in terms of body counts, we must continue to hold our right to fight dear to our hearts as one of the oldest methods of population control.