US EditionClimate change poses major security threat and armies must adapt, experts warn
- Experts warn that militaries in the US and Europe are increasingly exposed to climate change and related security threats in 2025.
- This vulnerability arises from a warming planet that introduces new strategic difficulties and alters priorities, with increasing worries that efforts to address climate change are being deprioritized, particularly in the US.
- Military responses now include disaster relief after storms and floods, Arctic competition due to melting sea ice, and increased defense spending especially in Europe amid geopolitical tensions.
- A 2024 EU report estimated that military activities account for up to 5.5% of global emissions, highlighting that heavy dependence on fossil fuels exposes forces to combat-related risks, while renewable energy technologies are still considered insufficiently developed for frontline deployment.
- These developments imply that militaries must urgently adapt to evolving climate threats and avoid strategic blind spots to maintain security and operational readiness.
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Brutal Cold of Canada’s Arctic Was Once A Defense; Warming Climate Changed That - WhoWhatWhy
On Thin Ice: Brutal Cold of Canada’s Arctic Was Once A Defense, But Warming Climate Changed That (Maria) The author writes, “In early February, during the depths of winter, Twin Otter aircraft belonging to the Canadian military flew over the vast expanse of the western Arctic looking for sea ice. Below, sheets of white extended beyond the horizon. But the pilots, who were searching for a suitable site to land a 76,000-pound Hercules transport pl…
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EdgeAlumni Stories: Protecting and Shaping Global Security
By John Robert Morton, Student and Alumni Affairs Liaison, and Tim Branam, AMU Graduate As a servicemember in the U.S. Army, Tim Branam has been to a wide variety of places, including Afghanistan and Iraq. Once, a fellow soldier in Iraq asked him, “Are we doing this because it’s right, or because we want to BE right?” This question changed Tim’s perspective on the world and has remained with him, even after his deployment in Iraq ended. What he …
Arctic cold once defended Canada — now climate chaos threatens military readiness
A warming Arctic is complicating Canada’s military operations, with unpredictable weather destroying equipment, thwarting training, and eroding the region’s role as a natural line of defense.Leyland Cecco reports for The Guardian.In short:Canadian and allied forces were unable to locate sea ice thick enough for a Hercules aircraft to land during winter military exercises, highlighting how warming has disrupted Arctic conditions.Frigid temperatur…
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