San Francisco Bay Area futurologist authors of study say ice age is unlikely
Pentagon paid $100,000 for the report to investigate worstcase possible events, "low probability high impact events"
Authors are from Emeryville California
Peter Schwartz author, The Long Boom. Has a bachelors degree in aeronautical engineering and astronautics.
Doug Randall. Former research fellow at Wharton School in Pennsylvania
Headlines
London Observer: "Now the Pentagon Tells Bush: Climate Change Will Destroy Us"
Subtitles
"Secret report warns of rioting and nuclear war"
"Britain will be 'Siberian' in less than 20 years"
Greenpeace: "Global Warming red alert" - "Weather of mass destruction bigger threat than terrorism"
Sacramento News: "Pentagon Warning of a New Ice Age"
About The Report
"It's a tempest in a teacup," - Lt. Commander Dan Hetladge, Pentagon Spokesman.
Report was authorized by 82-year-old Andrew Marshall, director of Office of Net Assessment.
"He's the 'Yoda' of the Pentagon: He's the wise one that, when we need someone to think about big things, he's the one we turn to," - Hetladge.
Authors consulted none prominent climatologists
Pentagon statement
"The Schwartz and Randall study reflects the limits of scientific models and information when it comes to predicting the effects of abrupt global warming. Although there is significant scientific evidence on this issue, much what this study predicts is still speculation." - Andrew Marshall