Climate change is a risk to national security, the Pentagon says
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks says the effects of climate change are already being felt. Storms have damaged U.S. bases and rising seas could submerge U.S. installations in the Pacific.
Updated October 26, 2021 at 6:09 PM ET
The Department of Defense says climate change is already challenging U.S. national security in concrete ways.
In a report last week, the Pentagon found that "increasing temperatures; changing precipitation patterns; and more frequent, intense, and unpredictable extreme weather conditions caused by climate change are exacerbating existing risks" for the U.S.
For example, recent extreme weather has cost billions in damages to U.S. military installations, including and Marine Corps Base . Also, the
