Climate change poses major security threat and armies must adapt, experts warn

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…

Alumni 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…

Will Security Challenges Force Trump to Confront Climate Reality?

Climate security is adjusting to a denialist U.S. administration.

Global warming is a security threat, say experts

Carbon "bootprint" of the world’s armies could be 5.5pc of global emissions.

Climate group warns of threats to Jersey Shore 25 years in the future

A recent analysis from Climate Central projects significant flood risk along America’s costs by 2050, with New Jersey among the three states most at risk.