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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: One in Three Coastal Projects Vulnerable to Climate Risks
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has just released preliminary results of an Initial Vulnerability Assessment (IVA) of its coastal projects to sea level changes. The results show that roughly one third of projects are vulnerable. Specifically, the USACE project notes: (more…)
DOD Battles Western Wildfires Amid State of Emergency
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard conducts annual helicopter bucket training at Irvine Lake, Calif., April 5, 2014, to prepare for wildfire season
On August 4th, from Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, U.S. Northern command released a news report on its support for battling wildfires. Today, NORTHCOM officials issued an update on their wildfire efforts, noting that:
Since July 20, DoD aircraft have conducted 76 airdrops and discharged more than 137,000 gallons of fire retardant.
Over the last 24 hours, officials said, DoD aircraft conducted two airdrops and discharged about 5,700 gallons of retardant on the Bald Sisters fire in Oregon. Over the same period, seven airdrops discharged about 11,600 gallons of retardant on the East Mountain fire in Idaho.
The supporting unit flying the MAFFS mission is the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, based in Cheyenne.
Weekly Wisdom: Yogi Berra on the Future
Yogi Berra, the famously philosophical former American baseball player, once noted that: “The future ain’t what it used to be.”
And he was right. Our present is the future Berra was talking about, and in terms of the climate, it “ain’t what it used to be” for at least one million years. NASA scientist Dr. Charles Miller highlighted the unprecedented levels of CO2 emissions now in the atmosphere, which have been at and above 400ppm for the last several months – levels that humanity has never experienced before. (more…)
Weekly Wisdom: General Keys on “Silver Buckshot” Climate Solutions
General Ron Keys, U.S. Air Force (ret) recently spoke at the launch of the CNA Corporation’s new report “National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change.” The entire launch is worth watching (here), but for this week’s weekly wisdom we’d like to leave you with a quote from Gen. Keys regarding responding to climatic risks:
There is not just one solution. It is not a silver bullet. It’s silver buckshot.
If we are going to adequately prepare and respond to climate risks, we’d be wise to listen to Gen. Keys and develop broad and expansive responses to these threats and opportunities.