Rising Sea Level, Temperatures Pose Threats To Military Bases, Training, DOD Official Says

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Atop Defense Department official told a Senate Foreign Relations panel July 22 that rising global temperatures will likely pose an increasing threat to U.S. security in the decades ahead, with rising sea level affecting military bases and training areas that help ensure continued U.S. military readiness. Daniel Chiu, deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development, told the subcommittee that sea-level rise and more severe weather events "will have an impact on our bases and installations at home and overseas; on the operating environment for our troops, ships, and aircraft; and on the global security environment itself" in the decades ahead.