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Global Security

U.S. Military Bases Face Extra Month of Extreme Heat by Mid-Century as Planet Warms, Report Warns

By mid-century, troops could face an extra month of extreme heat days if nothing is done to lower greenhouse gas emissions, the Union of Concerned Scientists found.

By David Hasemyer

Marines with an 926th Engineer Brigade are loaded with gear to practice bridge construction at Fort Chafee, Arkansas, in late July 2018. Credit: Lance Cpl. Quentarius Johnson/U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. troops carry a fellow soldier who suffered heat stroke during a patrol in Iraq. Photo illustration by Paul Horn based on photo by David Furst/AFP/Getty Images

U.S. Soldiers Falling Ill, Dying in the Heat as Climate Warms

By David Hasemyer

Near El Rosario, Honduras. Credit: Georgina Gustin/InsideClimate News

Ravaged by Drought, a Honduran Village Faces a Choice: Pray for Rain or Migrate

By Georgina Gustin

In Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by the worst drought in decades. Credit: Hoshang Hashimi/AFP/Getty Images

Climate Change Will Increase Risk of Violent Conflict, Researchers Warn

By Neela Banerjee

Missouri River flooding inundated parts of Offutt Air Force Base in March 2019. Credit: 55th Wing Command

Devastating Flooding at U.S. Air Base Amplifies Concerns About Climate Risks to the Military

By David Hasemyer

Hangers that once kept aircraft out of the elements lay scattered in pieces across the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base after Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida on Oct. 10, 2018. Credit: Staff Sgt. Alexander C. Henninger/U.S. Air Force

Hurricane Michael Cost This Military Base About $5 Billion. It's Just One of 2018's Disasters.

By Phil McKenna

The Polar Star, shown in Antarctica, is one of the U.S. military's only two icebreakers. Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst/U.S. Coast Guard

One of America's 2 Icebreakers Is Falling Apart. Trump's Wall Could Block Funding for a New One.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

National Intelligence Director Dan Coats and directors of the FBI, CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency testify on the Worldwide Threat Assessment before a Senate committee. Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty

U.S. Intelligence Officials Warn Climate Change Is a Worldwide Threat

By Neela Banerjee

A severe thunderstorm in October 2018 damaged several buildings and temporarily flooded the flight line at Laughlin Air Force Base. Credit: Airman 1st Class Marco A. Gomez/U.S. Air Force

Pentagon Report Warns Climate Change Threatens U.S. Military Bases

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Dangers Without Borders: An ICN Series on Military Readiness in a Warming World

The U.S. Military Needed New Icebreakers Years Ago. A Melting Arctic Is Raising the National Security Stakes.

By Sabrina Shankman, U.S. Military Needed New Icebreakers Years Ago. A Melting Arctic Is Raising the National Security Stakes.

Dangers Without Borders: An ICN Series on Military Readiness in a Warming World

Dangers Without Borders: Military Readiness in a Warming World

By Neela Banerjee

Dangers Without Borders: An ICN Series on Military Readiness in a Warming World

U.S. Nuclear Fleet’s Dry Docks Threatened by Storms and Rising Seas

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine is one of several military sites at risk from sea level rise, at new report warns. Credit: U.S. Navy

Sea Level Rise Damaging More U.S. Bases, Former Top Military Brass Warn

By Neela Banerjee

Much of Naval Station Norfolk and surrounding community is near sea level, and tidal flooding has become a problem. Credit: U.S. Navy

106 Lawmakers Urge Trump to Put Climate Change Back in National Security Strategy

By Phil McKenna

Most of Naval Station Norfolk is only a few feet above water, and flooding during high tides is becoming a challenge for the base and surrounding community. Credit: Peretz Partensky/CC-BY-SA-2.0

U.S. Military Not Doing Enough to Prepare Bases for Climate Change, GAO Warns

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Much of Norfolk, like the naval station there, was built just above sea level as is susceptible to flooding. Credit: Mackenzie Brunson/CC-BY-2.0

Saving Norfolk from Sea Level Rise Won’t Be Cheap: Army Corps Releases Its Plan

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Rising Seas Are Flooding Norfolk Naval Base & There’s No Plan to Fix It

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Credit: Mackenzie Brunson/CC-BY-2.0

House Republicans OK Measure Asking Military to Study Climate Change

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Rex Tillerson speaks at a NATO ministers summit in March

NATO Countries Worry Trump Will Undo Climate Progress, Drafts Show

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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