The South Carolina Air National Guard and 169th Fighter Wing prepare to deploy from McEntire Joint National Guard Base to support civilian agencies for Hurricane Florence. CAYCEE WATSON/AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past several weeks. If we’ve missed any, let us know.
- Sept 15 – All 13
#NEGuard Soldiers and 2 Blackhawk helicopters arrived at the McGhee Tyson ANG Base in Tennessee. The unit is now one of many waiting for the worst of#HurricaneFlorence to pass before moving further into the Carolinas to begin relief operations.#NationalGuard via @NENationalGuard
- Sept 14 -More than 5 million people are at risk from the storm, which the Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center categorizes as a super typhoon with powerful winds and gusts equivalent to a category 5 Atlantic hurricane https://t.co/AEyDRtTigS via @starsandstripes
- Sept 13 -Marne Air Soldiers begin preparations to shelter the fleet during Hurricane Florence. We’re prepared to assist in recovery operations after the storm.
#alwayReady#NousResteronsLa via @3rdCAB
- Sept 14 -Ready to Respond |
#USMC and#Navy Marines and Sailors prepare to clean up debris for Typhoon#Mangkhut relief efforts in Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands via @PacificCommand
- Sept 14 –
#USSKearsarge,#USSArlington and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit ready to support#FlorenceHurricane2018 relief effort https://t.co/hcJ2POpCnR via @USNavy
- Sept 14 – How do emerging security threats- such as violent extremism and climate-included conflicts, and new global developments, such as focus on
#SustainingPeace, affect implementation of WPS in Europe and Central Asia? Perspectives from women activists!@GNWP_GNWP@OSCE@UN_Women @AngieszkaFal
- Sept 14 -“We also welcome the reporting with respect to climate related security risks as there is no doubt that they have a direct impact on the stability and security of the country. We look forward to receiving further information and risk analysis to this end.” via @KarolinaEklow |National Statement delivered by Ambassador
@OlofBSkoog on behalf of#Sweden at the#UNSC Briefing on the Situation in#Somalia, 13 September 2018 https://t.co/2JNSndYtBI via @SwedenUN
- Sept 14 -The culprits reversing gains made in ending hunger and malnutrition?
#Climate change and#conflicts. More here by@washingtonpost on the new@UN report https://t.co/vjfdqUGrOw via @CSISFood
- Sept 14 – Navy Assists Typhoon Mangkhut Recovery Efforts in Marianas, Guam https://ift.tt/2xdkGfg via @DelphiBrief
- Sept 14 -Check out the new trailer for our Climate and Security Podcast! Also accepting sponsorship and donations https://climateandsecurity.org/podcast/ via @CntrClimSec
- Sept 14 -First Q from
@Heritage‘s@kimsmithholmes: the arctic.@jensstoltenberg: Yes, Russian activity up.@NATO has just agreed to a new North Atlantic command at Norfolk, that’s related to arctic. “I still believe it’s important to keep tensions down in the ‘high north. via @DefenseBaron
- Sept 14 -Watch at Pvt. Laurance Johnson at
#FortJackson talks about local preparations he and his fellow#Army#Soldiers are taking for#HurricaneFlorence. via @TRADOC
- Sept 14 – Here’s the other Humanitarian Assistance operation happening right now, 14 time zones away from
#Florence:@USNavy and@USMC forces supporting HA/DR efforts in the Marianas Islands. via @dwtitley |Overshadowed by Florence, Navy and Marines race to save typhoon-ravaged Rota https://t.co/TcJrUi2hyv via @NavyTimes
- Sept 13 – USArmy helicopters, high water vehicles, and temporary emergency power, planning and response teams are standing by to support
@fema and the American People. Here are some updates on the#ArmyResponse to#HurricaneFlorence https://www.army.mil/article/211108 via @USArmy
- Sept 13 – “DoD is prepared, positioned, and ready to respond immediately for affected communities,” said Gen. O’Shaughnessy, commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, during a press conference held today regarding Hurricane Florence. To view the press conference go to https://t.co/pOucKQhYkX via @Norad_Northcom
- Sept 14 -LTG Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th Chief of Engineers, provides an update on the
@USArmy‘s preparedness to support those affected by Hurricane#Florence this morning. Learn more about our response efforts in support of@fema here https://t.co/jlIEzW7aM9 via @USACEHQ
- Sept 14 -More than 2,700
@USNationalGuard#soldiers and#airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts for#HurricaneFlorence. via @DeptofDefense
- Sept 13 – Military Expert Panel Report: Sea Level Rise and the U.S. Military’s Mission, 2nd Edition https://climateandsecurity.org/militaryexpertpanel2018/ … via @CntrClimSec
- Sept 12 – Republican Senator Thom Tillis (NC) Highlights Military’s Concerns About Climate Change as Important Factor in His Evolving Approach to the Issue https://t.co/vjvaHSnHeB via @CntrClimSec
- Sept 13 – You can read the George Washington Univ. study here: Ascertainment of the Estimated Excess Mortality from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. https://publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/projects/PRstudy/Acertainment%20of%20the%20Estimated%20Excess%20Mortality%20from%20Hurricane%20Maria%20in%20Puerto%20Rico.pdf … You can read the Harvard Univ. study here: Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. https://t.co/UgcJ73TmXI via @BreakingNews
- Sept 13 -Helicopters from
@USCoastGuard air stations#Miami and#Clearwater are staging at#HunterArmyAirfield to provide response and recovery support to areas affected by#Florence. via @USAGStewardHAAF
- Sept 12 – Maj Gen Rick Devereaux, USAF (Ret), Former Dir. of Operational Planning, Policy & Strategy, U.S. Air Force and Adv. Board, Center for Climate & National Security will be panelist at
#VAClimateForum, featuring Senatorial candidates Tim Kaine & Corey Stewart http://bit.ly/FACSClimateForum … via @FaithforClimate
- Setp 13 -.
@johnfkirby63 describes what hurricane season means for those who serve the Navy and shares his hope that#HurricaneFlorence will be a reminder that addressing climate change is critical to national security https://t.co/cErxjGtfCz via @CNNOpinion
- Sept 12 – The latest on the military versus Hurricane Florence, and why some troops are looking this storm right in the eye. http://bit.ly/2Nc9gml via @MilitaryTimes
- Sept 12-Rear Admiral: Mid-Atlantic bases are ready for
#Florence https://t.co/neqT61rFlx via @Rose_Lori
- Sept 12 -I’m told
@3dESC soldiers at@FtBraggNC are on standby for possible hurricane relief operations. Last year, soldiers from the command responded to hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Irma. via @DrewBrooks
- Sept 12 -All
#USNavy installations in Hampton Roads area of Virginia have been ordered to set Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness Two (II) for#HurricaneFlorence, meaning destructive winds of greater than 50 knots are expected within 24 hours – https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=107040&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=100000321376984&utm_campaign=Misc … via @USNavy
- Sept 12 -USACE has received 13
@fema mission assignments for Hurricane#Florence including – National Activation, Regional Activations, Temporary Emergency Power, Debris, Infrastructure Assessment, Water and Wastewater Assessment, and Temporary Roofing via @USACEHQ
- Sept 12 – Military bases brace as Florence shifts path, Parris Island Marines to weather the storm https://t.co/Fa1xzzsHlY via @starsandstripes
- Sept 12 -Today, nearly 3,000 National Guard members from Guam, Hawaii, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are on duty responding to or preparing to respond to hurricanes and a typhoon. https://ngpa.us/5959 via @USNationalGuard
- Sept 11 -Hurricane in the Atlantic, typhoon in the Pacific: Here’s what military bases and troops are doing to be ready. http://bit.ly/2N78qqS via @MilitaryTimes
- Sept 11 – About 400
#FEMA trailers are in the process of being staged at@FtBraggNC’s Simmons Army Airfiles in preparation for Hurricane Florence via @FORSCOM
- Sept 11 -All or portions of at least four military installations along the East Coast have ordered evacuations in anticipation of
#HurricaneFlorence, as the massive storm is expected to make landfall by Thursday. https://www.stripes.com/news/us/evacuations-ordered-for-four-military-bases-as-florence-approaches-east-coast-1.547055 …@Rose_Lori
- Sept 11 -The
#SCGuard has 2,000 Soldiers & Airmen today around#SC supporting our community partners in advance of#HurricaneFlorence. Main effort is assisting@SCDPS_PIO with evacuations from coast. Follow@SCEMD for updates & advisories via @SCNationalGuard
- Sept 11 -Hurricane Florence prompts military to scramble assets along Atlantic Coast https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/10/navy-ships-sea-safety-battering-winds-waves-rain-hurricane-florence-military/1257201002/ …
- Sept 11 -.
@ScottMorrisonMP links Paris climate commitment to regional security, writes@PhillipCoorey https://t.co/llRWOTcXwN via @FinancialReview
- Sept 10 -UPDATE:
#USNavy ships underway from Naval Station Norfolk following Sortie Condition Alpha order by@USFleetForces ahead of#HurricaneFlorence. Will be directed to areas of Atlantic Ocean where they will be best positioned to avoid the storm : https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=107003&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=100000320638875&utm_campaign=Misc … via @USNavy
- Sept 10 -Update: The Marines recruit training facility at Parris Island in South Carolina will begin mandatory evacuations Tuesday to elude Hurricane Florence as the storm moves to strike the East Coast, officials announced https://t.co/eKdiz1lWsE via @starsandstripes
- Sept 10 -Inland flooding causes most hurricane deaths http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-cane-inlandfloods-story.html … via @WCraigFugate
- Sept 10 -Maj. General Robert Livingston:
@SCNationalGuard in position to deal with the storm as it comes in and the aftermath. 1,600 soldiers on duty. That number will increase as needs increase via @MichalHigdon
- Sept 10 -As
#HurricaneFlorence targets East Coast, 1,000 Guard troops stand ready to help; 30 ships heading out to sea from Norfolk https://t.co/hSNglINbHT via @Rose_Lori
- Sept 10 -‘We do need to — from a military standpoint, even a national security standpoint — deal with the effects of a warming Earth’ Florida GOP House candidate runs on military record & links climate change to national security,
@mkmatthews reports http://eene.ws/k9jPTre via @EENewsUpdates
- Sept 10 -NASA probe will track melting polar ice in unprecedented detail. https://go.nature.com/2x1FrL7 via @NatureNews
- Sept 10 –
#USmilitary braces as Typhoon Mangkhut bears down on#Guam https://t.co/dw15FA7Dr7 via @rhreid
- Sept 10 -I talk about
#greenland as one of the Geo-political wildcards in the#Arctic. The#PRC is not ignoring the region even if we are.#GreatPowerCompetition via @dwtitley |How a potential Chinese-built airport in Greenland could be risky for a vital US Air Force base https://t.co/6u7oeNQa2g via @defensenews
- Sept 9 – Climate change and environment security is underexplored in Nepali policy circles, https://t.co/uUXpCaXcsB by
@pandeyavasna
- Sept 10 -“Ensuring Security of Supply and Green Energy Transition Denmark and Poland in the European Energy” Conference was organized by Polish & Danish companies &
@PLinDenmark. Main topics of#EnergySecurityCopenhagen include: –#BalticPipe – energetic transformation – climate security via @PolandMFA
- Sept 9 –
#ICYMI:@USFleetForces ordered Saturday all#USNavy ships in Hampton Roads area to set Sortie Condition Bravo ahead of#Florence. Bravo is set when onset of destructive weather conditions to the port are within approximately 48 hours – https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=106990&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=100000320351481&utm_campaign=Misc … via @USNavy
- Sept 6 – Responding to climate-related security risks: Are regional organizations in Asia and Africa ready? http://climateandsecurity.org/2018/09/06/responding-to-climate-related-security-risks-are-regional-organizations-in-asia-and-africa-ready/ … by @FlorianKrampe via @CntrClimSec
- Sept 5 -From quick on-the-ground training in
#mapping and 360-imaging, to rapid#data management to feed public GIS systems, learn how#drone and police crews joined forces to respond to the massive#CarrFire in our latest Webinar. http://bit.ly/2LZK7Wn via@WeRobotics
- Sept 5 – One of the hottest July through August periods across Southwest California since records have been kept via @NWSLosAngeles
- Sept 4 -A security agreement has been signed by leaders of the Pacific Islands which covers climate change and cybercrime http://bit.ly/2NQRpxw via @SBSNews
- Sept 5 -Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island nations have signed a declaration highlighting climate change as “the single greatest threat” to Pacific people – ABC News https://t.co/k8nHN6EkOs