Latest "climate change military" stories

Parris Island in peril: Rising sea levels threaten historic Marine base

Can Parris Island survive?

By Kristine Froeba

2 years ago

Nebraska 2019 Flood Response

Stemming climate change will protect the nation’s security

Moving to clean energy sources will help stem the climate crisis and, in so doing, protect our troops and by extension the nation’s security, says the author of this commentary.

By Bishop Garrison

3 years ago

Florida military bases prep for 130 mph winds as Hurricane Dorian bears down

The storm could make landfall as early as Saturday night.

4 years ago

Navy quietly ends climate change task force, reversing Obama initiative

Have the policies of President Donald J. Trump taken a toll on this and other Pentagon projects?

4 years ago

The military is being pulled deeper into the climate change debate

A new legislative provision would require overhauling how the Defense Department prepares for extreme weather events and global climate shifts.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

Military and intelligence officials warn of climate risk as Trump dismisses it

Senior U.S. officials warned Wednesday that climate change is an increasing threat to national security, a message at odds with a broader Trump administration effort to downplay the threat from global warming.

4 years ago