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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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Climate change poses undeniable threat to national security

2015-07-30 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Hill: Having spent more than 30 years in the US Marine Corps, I know what constitutes a national security threat. Climate change, caused in large part by the carbon pollution we dump into our air, presents risks to the safety of both our nation and our world at large. The threats of climate change include extreme weather, rising sea levels, reduced military capacity, and conditions that can enable worldwide violence and perpetuate terrorism. To address this challenge, well need to both prepare for...

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Washington, DC sinking fast, adding to threat of sea-level rise

2015-07-28 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: New research confirms that the land under the Chesapeake Bay is sinking rapidly and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop by six or more inches in the next century--adding to the problems of sea-level rise. This falling land will exacerbate the flooding that the nation's capital faces from rising ocean waters due to a warming climate and melting ice sheets--accelerating the threat to the region's monuments, roads, wildlife refuges, and military installations. For sixty years, tide gauges have...

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