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Northern Exposure Melting Arctic ice poses security threat, says Pentagon		14 May 2008	News
Posted at 10:09 AM on 14 May 2008 Waterways made navigable by melting Arctic ice pose a security threat to the northern U.S. border, says the Pentagon. The shrinking ice cap has led to increased interest in tourism and energy development in the Arctic, and the extra traffic makes the Pentagon wary. "The Arctic is a new area that is important to us because of the changes in ice flows," says Air Force General Gene ...
Topics: Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, Department of Defense, national security, news (all these topics)

Fortunately, We've Got It Under Control Warming globe will have major security issues, says think tank		12 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 12:34 PM on 12 Sep 2007 The security implications of climate change resemble those of nuclear war, a security think tank said today. "Fundamental environmental issues of food, water, and energy security ultimately lie behind many present security concerns, and climate change will magnify all three," wrote the International Institute for Strategic Studies, which foresees coll ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, national security, news (all these topics)

Oh, It's Unparalleled All Right U.S. claims emissions-reduction success, U.N. Security Council debates climate		17 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
Oh, It's Unparalleled All Right U.S. claims emissions-reduction success, U.N. Security Council debates climate Today, for the first time ever, the U.N. Security Council will take up the topic of climate change and world security. "The security implications of climate changes are bigger than we thought even two or three years ago," says John Ashton, a cl ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, greenhouse-gas emissions, national security, news, US EPA (all these topics)

Calling All Hawks New report says climate change is a threat to U.S. security		16 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
Calling All Hawks New report says climate change is a threat to U.S. security A government-funded report issued today by a group of retired U.S. generals and admirals says global warming is a security risk. The Military Advisory Board says climate change "can act as a threat multiplier," with severe weather and drought leading to mass migrations, battles over food and water, and the sprea ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, national security, news (all these topics)

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