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31

Pentagon Addresses Climate Change in Assessment of Security Risks

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On Monday, the Pentagon will release its Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), in which it will state that climate change poses a risk to American security in the decades going forward. Climate change represents an "accelerant of instability and conflict," according to the report. The draft QDR noted that already, 30 military bases are "at elevated levels of risk from sea level rise," and that increased incidence of heat waves and fire risks will impact combat training.

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