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Capt. Toll and RADM Titley: The climate threat to Hampton Roads
Old Dominion University (ODU) recently hosted a Preparedness and Resilience Exercise for Hampton Roads. The event was led by the National Security Council with support from the FEMA National Exercise Division, and used a scenario exercise tailored to the region and designed to reinforce “work already underway locally on sea level rise, extreme storm surge and recurrent flooding.” The exercise included participation from local, state and federal government, private businesses, academic and community partners.
On a related note, Captain Ray Toll, USN (Ret) and CCS Advisory Board member, Rear Admiral David Titley, USN (Ret), wrote an Op-ed in the Virginian Pilot titled “The threat in Hampton Roads.” The Op-ed includes points brought up during the Dec. 2 exercise at ODU. (more…)
Mark Your Calendars: Climate Security Events On the Horizon
Below is a list of upcoming climate and security events, mostly in the Washington, DC area. For those of you outside the beltway, many of these events will be webcast. (more…)
Chairman US National Intelligence Council: Factoring In Climate Security
Dr. Gregory F. Treverton, the newly-appointed chairman of the US National Intelligence Council (NIC), sat down with the Atlantic Council on December 1 for his first on-the-record discussion on adapting intelligence for national security efforts. In context of a rich discussion on shifting risks and priorities, the conversation turned to the security implications of climate change. Below is a transcription of a question Dr. Treverton was asked on the subject, and his response. For more on the US intelligence community’s products on climate change and security, see the intelligence section of our Climate Security Resource Hub. (more…)
Invitation: Climate Security Tweetathon
Please see below an invitation from the British Embassy, Washington for a Climate Security Tweetathon they will be hosting on Nov. 25th from 1-2pm EST with Rear Admiral David Titley, US Navy (ret) and Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti, British Royal Navy (ret). For those of you based in the Washington, DC area, the British Embassy will be hosting a lunch from 12:30-2pm EST. To attend please RSVP to britishembassyRSVP@gmail.com by Nov. 24th.