Well that was kind of my point.

The major social uphevels i wrote about were all preceded by natural disasters, famine and general hardship for a large portion of the population. It's in those kind of circumstances that people become radicalized sometimes via religious groups.

I wasn't aware of this particular problem in China, although i have been fortunate (if that's the word to use) to visit the Aral Sea or at least what's left of it. Unbelievable man made disaster. It's no wonder that social scientists are using the term 'blue gold' to describe water.