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The coming great global land reshuffle

Climate change and population pressures are beginning to drive a new surge of competition over territory
A ship moves towards an ice shelf to give the tourists on board a better view. Global warming is expected to reshape shipping routes and open opportunities for mining as Arctic ice melts

The writer is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, and author of ‘Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies

As the world’s climate changes, scientists observe that the southern Californian rainy season is starting later and ending earlier, lining up the peak of the dry season closely with the period of Santa Ana winds. The raging fires that consumed parts of Los Angeles earlier this month show the tragic result. 

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