Sustainability and National Security

common, the frequency of natural disasters will in- crease. Natural disasters, expanding deserts, and inundation from melting po ...

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Building Resiliency into the National Military Strategy David H. Carstens 6 ...

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Introduction The climate is drastically changing. Global tem- peratures are increasing, storms are becoming more numerous and se ...

The QDR’s prediction of future trends in an emerg- ing complex environment is arguably more accurate than many leaders might lik ...

\ Figure 1. Natural Disaster Trends. Source: UNEP 2005 Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mis- sions pull resources fro ...

worsening effects of climate change. This will create a further drain on available combat forces and decrease Combatant Commande ...

dia and China is exacerbating the problem. Scientists suggest that this will only get worse. According to a 2010 study sponsored ...

As the Earth’s temperatures increase, so too do concerns about water shortages. In no other area of the world are the stakes hig ...

could be submerged (Figure 3) if sea levels rise by three feet in the decades to come (Mydans 2009). Figure 3. Flood Predictions ...

Typhoons, hurricanes and their associated storm surges present the greatest near term (next 10 years) danger to countries with p ...