Climate change and the military
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The Independent
'I agree that the effects of a changing climate — such as increased maritime access to the Arctic, rising sea levels, desertification, among others — impact our security situation'
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The Guardian
Unchecked global warming is greatest threat to 21st-century security where mass migration could be ‘new normal’, say senior military
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AOL
Climate change could prompt a ";humanitarian crisis of epic proportions";, causing mass migration, war and threats to national security, military experts warn. Even if countries keep the
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Business Green
Draft reports to be discussed later this month by international security alliance urge nations to stick to Paris Agreement commitments
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ABC
Australia's Defence Department has spelled out clearly to a Senate enquiry that climate change is increasing demand and will create "concurrency pressures" for the Defence Force as a rise in disaster relief operations continues.
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Futurism
Donald Trump just signed into law a new military spending bill that includes funding to mitigate the impact of climate change on military operations.
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Climate and Security
By John Conger A year after Congress declared climate change to be a direct threat to national security - a process that included a bipartisan vote on the House floor with dozens of Republicans joining Democrats to affirm the declaration - Congress passed a Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that reflects an…
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The Hill
We don’t associate climate change with America’s military, yet Hurricane Michael showed us how very real that threat is.
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Bloomberg
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The Independent
'We see climate change as a security threat, and it’s an important threat'
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The Hill
The Pentagon has sent to Congress a letter containing a list of bases most at risk from climate change threats within the next 20 years.
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Task and Purpose
Statistics show a 60% increase of heatstroke or heat exhaustion cases between 2008 and 2018, from 1,766 to 2,792. Over that same stretch of time, at least 17 troops have died from heat-related complications during training exercises on bases in the U.S
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Fas Org
Science for a safer, more informed world.
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Climate and Security
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Oil Price
As the potential for catastrophic climate change looms over practically every industry, some of the greenest innovations are coming from a surprising source
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Inside Climate News
