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Defense Department to Congress: Global warming is a 'present security threat'

2015-07-30 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mashable: For the first time, the U.S. Department of Defense has detailed what it views as its greatest challenges related to climate change. In a report to Congress, the Defense Department said that global warming poses a "present security threat, not strictly a long-term risk." See also: Global warming helped trigger Syria's civil war The report, delivered to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday and publicly released Wednesday, further stated the Defense Department is "already observing...

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