Following a
request from Congress, the Defense Department studied climate risks.
Climate
change, extreme weather already threaten 50% of U.S. military sites
Sammy Roth,
USA TODAY Jan. 31, 2018
Military
leaders are sounding another alarm about the dangers of climate
change, saying in a new report that half of U.S. military sites have
already been affected by floods, wildfires, droughts and other weather extremes
that are exacerbated by rising global temperatures.
Following a
request from Congress, the Defense Department studied climate risks to all
3,500 U.S. military sites around the world. It found nearly 800 had been
affected by droughts, 350 by extreme temperatures, 225 by storm surge-related
flooding and more than 200 by wildfires, among other weather events.
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President,
"Be
careful what you ask for!
(:-)
Fake
President,
Where are you
going to put your Military Buildup?
Hey White
house, where are you going to put your massive Military Buildup Now?
Under the
sea?
Or
Maybe on the
moon or mars?
Following a
request from Congress, the Defense Department studied climate risks to all
3,500 U.S. military sites around the world. It found nearly 800 had been
affected by droughts, 350 by extreme temperatures, 225 by storm surge-related
flooding and more than 200 by wildfires, among other weather events.
Climate
scientists say those types of extreme weather events have already
become more common as global temperatures increase. Sea levels are
rising, storms
are
getting more intense, dry regions are
getting drier and fire seasons are
getting longer, research shows.