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Army War College: The U.S. Military is “Precariously Underprepared” for Climate Change
By Mariah Furtek
The United States Army War College recently released a report exploring the significant impact climate change will have on national security and U.S. Army operations, and offering a set of urgent recommendations. The second sentence of the report sets the stage immediately, stating “the Department of Defense is precariously underprepared for the national security implications of climate change-induced global security challenges.”
The report details the most eminent threats climate change poses to national security: severe weather events, mass migration, diminishing global freshwater supplies, changing disease vectors, Arctic competition, stress on the U.S. power grid and nuclear reactors, as well as sea-level rise. (more…)
Brigadier General John Adams Joins the Center for Climate and Security Advisory Board
We are honored to announce that Brigadier General John Adams, United States Army (Retired), has joined the Center for Climate and Security’s Advisory Board. (more…)
Brigadier General Bob Barnes Joins the Center for Climate and Security Advisory Board
We here at the Center for Climate and Security are honored to welcome Brigadier General J. Robert “Bob” Barnes, United States Army (Retired), to our Advisory Board. (more…)