Germany UN Security Council Climate Security Expert Group 2018, Photo By Germany UN

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.

• Nov 4 -Watching – The Climate and Security Podcast: Episode One with John Conger https://t.co/zuWoTPq7nc via @CntrClimSec

• Nov 4 – How climate change can affect national security #HTAnalysis by Bikram Singh https://t.co/pUxvKRwldH via @htTweets

• Nov 4 – Women are on the frontlines of #climatechange & have fundamental role to play in conflict prevention. Join @UNEnvironment & partners @GenevaPeaceWeek 9 Nov to learn abt gender-climate-security risks & inclusive approaches to preventing & resolving conflict http://bit.ly/2OmkbW

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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 21 -“It’s obvious some of the violence we are observing… is directly linked to the impact of climate change.” So important to understand climate change is here now, and acting as a security threat multiplier. | Climate change is exacerbating world conflicts, says Red Cross president. https://t.co/Aer9UmlrSz via @ErikSolheim @Guardian

• Oct 21 -Responding to Climate-Related Security Risks: Reviewing Regional Organizations in Asia and Africa New article with @MalinMobjork: https://rdcu.be/9GEt  [full-text view-only version] via @SpringerNature via @FlorianKrampe

• Oct 21 -A Security Analysis of the New IPCC Report: Prevent 2°C, Prepare for 1.5°, and Do So Responsibly https://t.co/7phTxfgUf3 via @CntrClimSec

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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

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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

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