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Actually, no. One of the big events leading up to Egypt's revolution was a grain shortage brought on by a heat wave and bout of fires in Russia [1]. 1. http://

• steve19 13y ago
  The webpage you cite does not support your argument that Climate Change caused the Egyptian population to rise up against their oppressive/corrupt dictatorship. It simply states that Russia had fires destroying wheat and Egypt was an importer. Food price inflation[0] is cited by Wikipedia as one of the causes (with just a single link). There are pages and pages of other much more important reasons[1] Food price inflation is not necessarily connected to Global Warming/Climate Change. The 2007/2008 World Food Crisis, which caused violence in Egypt[2], significantly raised food prices (which stayed high after the rapid rise). A major cause, according to the World Bank, was biofuels [2] which raised food prices by up to 75%. Its easy to claim that X was the spark that made Y happen. All you need to show that X had some minuscule effect and people will readily agree, ignoring the big picture. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_2011#cite_note-tna-3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_2011#cit... [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_2011#cite_note-tna-3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_2011#cit... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_world_food_price_crisis#Egypt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_world_food_pr... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_world_food_price_crisis#cite_note-WorldBank_07_08-50 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_world_food_pr...
  • pfraze 13y ago
    Take it as you will. Whether it's fair to say "Climate Change caused Egypt's revolution," I don't know. But if you accept that Climate Change can destabilize the food supply, and that a destabilized food supply caused the revolution, then the quote claim is not really nonsensical. And don't get me started on biofuels!