Lake Baikal is located in Russia, south of Siberia.
The country's inability to supply enough food or jobs for its rapidly growing population.
I think the answer is yes or true that the energy is being
used as a geopolitical weapon.
Usually, it is the oil that is being used as the
geopolitical weapon, but just like the case in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, they
turned energy manipulation to a geopolitical weapon.
The baby-boom generation is a generation that has had much different lifestyle than the previous generation, or rather the generation of their parents. The rights of the men and women have become equal, as well as the earnings. The marriage has been delayed for later stages of life, also having less children, and relatively high divorce rates.
On the long run, this generation will have a negative demographic impact on the United States. The reason for that is that the birthrates of this generation have dropped significantly, and it is also representing a large portion of the population, so as they age they will contribute to aging population.
An aging population can have serious economic and social impact, as the percentage of people that take money from the pension funds will increase significantly relative to the people that work. Also, as the baby-boomers age, the healthcare will be overrun by them, as deep age and diseases often goes hand to hand, so the expenses for the healthcare will be enormous.
