Dangers Without Borders
Military Readiness in a Warming World
Droughts, extreme heat, wildfires, rising seas and flooding have begun to threaten U.S. military bases and infrastructure. Destabilizing weather worsens tensions that could draw the United States into international conflicts.
In this ongoing series, Inside Climate News examines how threats to national security are being multiplied by climate change.
Will the U.S. military, if called upon, be able to respond to international crises if climate change has hammered its ships, planes and training grounds?
Dangers Without Borders: Military Readiness in a Warming World
A new series explores how the looming risks from global warming have become a soft underbelly of U.S. military readiness, threatening national security.
By Neela Banerjee
U.S. Soldiers Falling Ill, Dying in the Heat as Climate Warms
By David Hasemyer
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.
