Airman 1st Class Pauline Umali, lifts sand bags from a truck during typhoon preparation at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, JASMONET JACKSON/U.S. AIR FORCE

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.

• Interested in climate security? Apply now for the CSAG Climate Security Fellowship Program | Call for Applications: Inaugural 2018 CSAG Climate Security Fellowship https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/08/31/call-for-applications-inaugural-2018-csag-climate-security-fellowship/ … @amsecproject @NewSecurityBeat

• Iraq is one of the MiddleEast’s most climate vulnerable http://countries.To  tackle security threats facing the post-ISIS Iraq, terrorism, socio-political & economic challenges need to be addressed interlinked with climate-related security risks. https://www.eastwest.ngo/idea/expert-working-group-releases-report-climate-related-security-risks-iraq …via @abdellatif_adel

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A MAFFS-equipped C-130 Hercules plane, crewed by @theCaGuard’s @146AirliftWing, releases fire retardant over the Carr Fire.

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.

• The July GISTEMP data update was posted this morning. The global mean temperature anomaly for July was +0.78°C (above the 1951-1980 baseline average). https://go.nasa.gov/2PakncLvia @NASAGISS
• Our latest piece explains new scientific work that presents a novel index revealing how climate risks are reinforced by global connectivity. The implication? No country, anywhere in the world is shielded from the impacts of climate change. http://ow.ly/xX8d30ltxL7  via @sthlmresilience
• Meteorologist Craig Clements chases #wildfires to better predict fire behavior, via @sciam http://egu.eu/43YED0 via @EuroGeosciences
• In this week’s podcast, we talk with Leon Panetta of The Panetta Institute for Public Policy and @dwtitley of the Center for Climate and Security. Listen in for a conversation about national security and climate disruption. Available now, anywhere you podcast! via @climateone
• Today we hear that India has deployed the military to respond to extensive flooding in Kerala and Australia has appointed a retired Army General to lead the drought response effort. Climate is a security issue – everyday we see this in practice #ClimateSecurity via @mattnewman_au

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Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past week. If we’ve missed any, let us know.

• RELEASE: At Critical Juncture for the EU, Experts Unveil “Europe’s Responsibility to Prepare” Framework for Climate and Security https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/06/20/release-at-critical-juncture-for-the-eu-experts-unveil-europes-responsibility-to-prepare-framework-for-climate-and-security/ … #ClimaDiplo via @CntrClimSec

• Last week, #NATO DSG @Gottemoeller addressed the importance of practical cooperation & adaptation at EU conference on “Climate, Peace and Security” https://goo.gl/axgrHL via @ItalyatNATO

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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Anna V. Blank at Exercise Tradewinds which provides 20+ participating nations the opportunity to improve security and disaster response capabilities in the Caribbean. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann.)

Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past week. If we’ve missed any, let us know.