Warehouses destroyed by Hurricane Michael near Panama City, Fla., are visible during a flyover by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection air and marine operations crew, Oct. 11, 2018. Photo By: Glenn Fawcett

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.

• Oct 14 -JUST IN: @usairforce confirms that @SecAFOfficial, @GenDaveGoldfein and CMSAF Gen. Kaleth Wright just touched down at @TeamTyndall to survey the damage from #hurricanemicheal. About 600 military families have been displaced, and as many as 17 F-22s may be damaged or destroyed. via @laraseligman

• Oct 14 -Air security and defense for the continental U.S. is being handled out of an “alternate location” after Hurricane Michael virtually destroyed Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., last week. https://t.co/JAxg7TZpAN via @starsandstripes

• Oct 14 -MONDAY: Naval Air Station Pensacola opening Emergency Family Assistance Center to assist evacuated military personnel and their families from #HurricaneMichael staying on or near installation – https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=107420&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=100000338880876&utm_campaign=Misc … via @USNavy

• Oct 14 – There’s grim news on climate change. Will it lead to mass migration and conflict? https://t.co/YNYr46NvGB via Washington Post

• Oct 14 -Democracies that protect their populations against natural hazards are more likely to survive. https://t.co/IjMTUTV99L via @ ForeignPolicy

• Oct 12 – .@usairforce Mobility Airmen from @Travis60AMW, @DyessAFBase & @JBLM_PAO joined #TotalForce @MacDill_AFB efforts, bringing hope to victims of #HurricaneMichael. Airlift and contingency response forces are wroking now. More capability is ready when called! https://go.usa.gov/xPXSF  via @AirMobilityCmd

• Oct 14 -Surveying efforts from the @USACEMobile quickly restored navigation channels in the aftermath of Hurricane #Michael, Oct. 11, 2018. This included the Port of Pensacola, Fla. and nearly 300 miles of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Read more https://t.co/FUWriBYVHJ via @USACEHQ

• Oct 13 -These @FLGuard members aerially scout the areas affected by #HurricaneMichael across the panhandle to assess the damage and figure out where help is needed most https://t.co/9a2Q827zac via @USNationalGuard

• Oct 13 -“A big reason many of us joined the Air National Guard is to help with humanitarian missions when unexpected events like this happen.” –@georgiaguard #hurricanemichael https://t.co/i56unvyDs0 via @USNationalGuard

• Oct 13 -Tyndall AFB leveled by Hurricane Michael as most other installations avoid major damage https://www.stripes.com/news/us/tyndall-afb-leveled-by-hurricane-michael-as-most-other-installations-avoid-major-damage-1.551072#.W8I5Cy_67p0.twitter … via @starsandstripes

• Oct 12 -Our thoughts go out to our CAF members and their families, as well as the U.S. servicemen and women stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base and all others impacted by the devastating effects of Hurricane Michael. Stay safe and strong – your Forces will support you in the recovery. via @CanadianForces

• Oct 11 -Tyndall Air Force Base sustained “catastrophic’’ damage as #HurricaneMichael struck the Florida installation head on, destroying buildings and potentially leaving the post vacant for weeks https://t.co/544wX3NliX via @startsandstripes

• Oct 13 –#DYK: In the last 10 years, 80% of all disaster displacement was in Asia? Caused by mega-disasters like #TyphoonHaiyan and the 2017 monsoon season which affected 42 million people in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka via @Federation

• Oct 13 -Climate Change a ‘Very Serious’ Threat, DHS Secretary Says https://about.bgov.com/blog/climate-change-serious-threat/ … via @bgov

• Oct 12 -.@FLGuard ‘s CERFP team performs a reconnaissance mission of Mexico Beach. See more from the #HurricaneMichael response: https://ngpa.us/6129  @fema

• Oct 12 -Good Morning from last day of #CCDAVII #CCDA7 from Nairobi. Happng now is Panel discussion on Migration, Mobility, Conflict, Security and Climate Nexus. Keynote from Prof Henry Mutembei ~ Directr Wangari Mathai Institute for Peace and Envtal Studies Kenya @ @PACJA1 @ECA_OFFICIAL via @Peterlabeja

• Oct 11 -Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE CG, discusses the @USArmy‘s support to the #Michael response today on MSNBC. When disasters occur, USACE teams and other resources are mobilized from across the country to assist our local districts and offices to deliver our response missions via @USACEHQ

• Oct 11 -Right now, nearly 3,000 @AlabamaNG, @GeorgiaGuard, @FLGuard, @NationalGuardNY, @NCNationalGuard, and @SCNationalGuard members are responding to #HurricaneMichael https://t.co/5cGFxO8RFg via @USNationalGuard

• Oct 11 -Pleased to have the support of Gen. O’Shaughnessy @Norad_Northcom and @marcorubio as we discuss ongoing response activities following #hurricanemichael via @FEMA_Brock

• Oct 11 -USACE is working in partnership with the local, state, and federal response for #Michael. We have more than 100 personnel who are providing support both onsite and remotely, coordinating with local, state and @fema partners via @USACEHQ

• Oct 11 -JUST IN FROM AIR FORCE: “Initial assessments of the damage at Tyndall Air Force base have identified severe damage to the base infrastructure. There is no power, water or sewer service to the base at this time. All personnel assigned to ride out the storm are accounted for..1/2No injuries reported. The Air Force is working to conduct aerial surveillance of the damage, to clear a route to the base and to provide security, potable water, latrines and comms equipment. The base will remain closed and airmen should not plan to return at this time.” 2/2 via @Oriana0214

• Oct 11 -Analysis: How well have climate models projected global warming? | @hausfath http://j.mp/2yuFKAo  #SR15 via @CarbonBrief

• Oct 11 -There are no international rules governing those forced to leave home by climate change, and the urgency of these questions will only grow in the coming years, writes @busbyj2 via @ForeignAffairs

• Oct 11-RT @PreventionWeb: The majority of #disasters are climate-related, accounting for 91% of all 7,255 major recorded events between 1998 and 2017. 70% of all disasters are floods and storms. #IDDR2018 #ResilienceForAll via @reliefweb

• Oct 10 -Climate change and increased economic activity are putting the GBM Basin at risk of overuse. As a result, India and its neighbors must increase multilateral cooperation to promote regional water security. New from @theidlethinker via @CarnegieIndia: http://ceip.org/p-77298 via @CarnegieEndow

• Oct 10 -Following on IPCC report, important to recognize that impacts of climate and environmental change are already being felt, and if exacerbated, could pose serious security challenges around the world |As Unusual Drought Hits Eastern Nepal, Farmers Migrate to Get By https://t.co/5vLuDRHN3I via @mekongfm

• Oct 10And, if you missed our hot spot maps of climate security vulnerability for South and Southeast Asia from our Pentagon-funded CEPSA project, take a look at our piece in World Development 6/ (DM me for a copy) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X18302365 … via @busbyj2

• Oct 11-FRI 26 OCT – Arctic and Antarctic Security: As the climate warms, the polar regions are gaining significance in international relations. Join us for a lunchtime panel of international experts to discuss the challenges of the regions: http://bit.ly/2INUNaz  @Dwayne_Menezes

• Oct 10 -Hurricane Watch 2018 – Michael takes aim at Florida and Georgia http://climateandsecurity.org/2018/10/10/hurricane-watch-2018-michael-takes-aim-at-florida-and-georgia/ … via @CntrClimSec

• Oct 10 -Major storm surge from Hurricane Michael is expected to hit Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base https://t.co/4YsWNg80Ma via @starsandstripes

• Oct 8 -Droughts in the horn of Africa have had a big impact on countries in the region, and exposed #agriculture sectors to #water #security stress. For its part, #Uganda embarked on a modernisation drive to upgrade its #climate monitoring systems. For more info https://t.co/BsfVjM9Kf0 via @InOnAfrica

• Oct 9 -“The next generation of @CopernicusEU shall address the challenges of the next 15 years, in particular climate change and security” @PhEdBrunet at the #CopernicusEcosystem via @ThibaudDelourme

• Oct 9 -How are global cities taking on security challenges such as terrorism, organised crime & climate change? Find out with @julianarkerr, @CarlotaRebelo, @PhilippRode, @antoniosamp & @CrawfordNJ. October 17, London: https://go.iiss.org/GlobalCities via @IISS_org

• Oct 9 -We are honored to have H.E. Amb. @SheikhSalehh speak at our upcoming Ministerial Luncheon at the Africa-Arab Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction on 11 October. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2R1mhx3  #IDDR2018 @RwandaUN @RwandaGov @UNISDR_Africa @unisdr @unisdr_Arab via @UNhumansecurity

• Oct 9 –#Nigeria’s President @MBuhari, speaking during his country’s 58th Independence Day anniversary, highlighted concerns about the impact of the conflict and climate change-induced environmental degradation, on #humansecurity https://t.co/kfcihLxfvY @UNhumansecurity

• Oct 9 -Environmental chief Isa Kalantari warns that Iran faces losing 70 percent of its farmlands in 20 – 30 years, if urgent action isn’t taken to overcome its climate problems https://t.co/vPWbNB5By0 via @hdagres

• Oct 9 -Missed our launch of “Water Crises, Security and Climate Change” report w/ Geoffrey Kemp (lead editor), @GoodmanSherri, Dov Zakheim and @1796farewell (moderator)? Watch a full recording and read a summary here! https://cftni.org/recent-events/water-crises-security-and-climate-change-2/ … via @CFTNI

• Oct 9 -For the first time ever, African and Arab states are coming together to jointly address #SendaiFramework implementation. To achieve sustainable development, countries must commit to lowering disaster risk. #AFAR2018 #IDDR2018 #ResilienceForAll via @PreventionWeb

• Oct 8 -Was a privilege to join the panel on #climatechange & conflict in the #Arab world with HE @UNHumanitarian @UN Humanitarian Envoy,@BARAKAT_Sultan of @dohainstitute, @CaitlinWerrell of @CntrClimSec, Dr John Kilani of @AlAttiyahFndn & H E Anna Paolini, Director of @UNESCO_GCCYemen via @ineeshadvs

• Oct 8 -Huge risk of worsening #drought, #floods #heatwaves #poverty if global warming passes 1.5C, warns landmark UN report #IDDR2018 #ResilienceForAll #SendaiFramework https://t.co/HdcvqVdmbP via @unisdr

• Oct 7 -Attending a panel discussion on Climate Change and Conflicts in the Arab World @UNHumanitarian @CaitlinWerrell @CHS_Doha @dohainstitute via @AliAldousX

• Oct 6 -Join us tomorrow, 6pm @dohainstitute to discuss #climatechange and #conflict in the #Arab region with @CaitlinWerrell and @UNHumanitarian as part of @CHS_Doha and @UNESCO ongoing collaboration via @BARAKAT_Sultan

• Oct 7 -Since late Friday till now: – Floods in #Iran killed at least 9 & affected 37 cities in 6 provinces. – 675 volunteers from @Iranian_RCS continue transporting ppl to 317 shelters at #RedCrescent or mosques. – 2600 ppl received relief support via @IFRC_MENA

• Oct 6 -After disaster strikes, accurate data collection enable us to pinpoint the needs of communities & help people get back on their feet faster. @RitaMissal explains our #PDNA, the essential tool to #BuildBackBetter. #IDDR2018 https://t.co/zlAkjiHBvE via @UNDP

• Oct 6 -Oct 4th Research Unplugged presentation, sponsored by @schlowlibrary is now online. “Climate Change and National Security: People, not Polar Bears” by David Titley https://t.co/E5ouykQxnL via @CNETCentreCo

• Oct 4 -How a Metastasizing Food Crisis Threatens Sudan’s Stability: A Dispatch from Khartoum https://t.co/2lib2tTsAQ via @CntrClimSec

• Oct 5 -The last of the @DeptofDefense C130 Hercules aircrafts arrives in Indonesia to support @USAID’s efforts to deliver critical relief supplies to the people of Central #Sulawesi. Cc: @USConGenSby via @usembassyjkt

• Oct 4 -Confronting the Humanitarian Stressors of the Future https://t.co/BfhFozIL8k

• Oct 4 -Join us on Monday 7 October at 6PM @CHS_Doha @dohainstitute for a keynote speech by co-founder of @CntrClimSec and panel discussion on #climatechange & conflicts in the #Arab region via @UNESCO_GCCYemen

• Oct 3 -A very interesting policy brief on Water (In)Security in the Bekaa by the IFI’s Climate Change & Environment team @YasminaElAmine1 @NadimFarajalla @abedc44 |Check out the Climate Change and Environment Program’s latest policy brief on “Water (in)security in the #Bekaa: Introducing an Integrative Lens to the #Lebanese Water Sector” Available in both Arabic and English: – http://website.aub.edu.lb/ifi/publications/Documents/policy_memos/2018-2019/20181003_water_insecurity_bekaa_arabic.pdf … – http://website.aub.edu.lb/ifi/publications/Documents/policy_memos/2018-2019/20181003_water_insecurity_bekaa.pdf … via @IFA_aub

• Oct 3 -Happening now: @ErnestMoniz addresses the East Asia Foundation Seminar on “Reducing Global Threats: Nuclear Dangers and Climate Change” during his visit to Seoul. He notes that dialogue is the key to resolving today’s security challenges via @johnsonrc01

• Oct 4 -“Climate change has huge national security impacts…” James Clapper speaking at @NSC_ANU #auspol #ausdef via @levijwest

• Oct 4 -Good meetings throughout #UNGA73 on pertinent crisis situations and German priorities for UNSC19/20.Conflict prevention,climate & security,humanitarian affairs,peace operations,@UN reforms,human rights,migration&women, peace, security with UN officials and partners. #strongerUnited via @GERMANYonUN

• Oct 4 -Upcoming Event: Climate-Related Security Risks and Policy Responses (8 October 2018 | Uppsala, Sweden) For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/2Nmk5NE via @EnvPeacebuild

• Oct 4 -Argentina had its hottest September on record. Temperatures 1.8°C above the long-term average via @WMO

• Oct 3 -Finding Climate Change Between the Lines in the National Defense Strategy https://t.co/juPJDyNbGT via @CntrClimSec

• Oct 2 -Check out the revamped Severe #Weather Information Centre website (SWIC 2.0) with aggregated authoritative warning signals about high-impact weather, water and climate events. Just launched by @ObservatoryHK and WMO. https://severe.worldweather.wmo.int/v2/  via @WMO

• Oct 2 -The disruption to the earth’s climate will ultimately command more attention and resources and have a greater influence on the global economy and international relations than other forces visible in the world today via @ForeignAffairs

• Oct 2 –#Drought Statement: Australia’s driest September on record increases rainfall deficiencies. More at: http://ow.ly/QxFg30m4COW via @BOM_au

• Oct 3 -Food shortages are driving the majority (58%) of displacement into #IDP sites in Baidoa, #Somalia. See the latest @UNmigration @CCCMCluster update: https://bit.ly/2ICAahC via @reliefweb

• Oct 2 -Chronology of U.S. Military Statements and Actions on Climate Change and Security: 2017-2018 http://climateandsecurity.org/2018/10/02/chronology-of-u-s-military-statements-and-actions-on-climate-change-and-security-2017-2018/ … via @CntrClimSec

• Oct 1 -The still unfolding tragedy in Indonesia from the horrific tsunami is a reminder of the importance of technology in our warning system. It’s easy to overlook this, but investing (and reinvesting) in monitoring networks saves lives via @MichaelRLowry |None of the 22 buoys spread over Indonesia’s open water to help monitor for tsunamis had been operational for the past 6 years https://t.co/7k7TKoGVXn via @nytimes

• Oct 1 -Vanuatu has now a strategy on #climatechange and #disasterdisplacement READ MORE HERE: https://www.iom.int/news/vanuatu-launches-national-policy-climate-change-and-disaster-induced-displacement … via @IOM_MECC

• Oct 1 -Enhance disaster resilience and climate change plans in our #Workshop “Resilience in human Security in the face of Disaster Risk and Climate Change”. October 15-19 https://bit.ly/2MCiIyP  @ssb_ai @ssb_ai @SVbAruba @NISBarbados @bvissb @SKNSSB @NICStLucia @NISSVG via @ciess_org