National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces

The National Academies Press, 2011

In response to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the National Research Council appointed a committee operating under the auspices of the Naval Studies Board to study the national security implications of climate change for U.S. naval forces. In conducting his study, the committee found that even the most moderate current trends in climate, if continued, will present new national security challenges for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. While the timing, degree, and consequences of future climate change impacts remain uncertain, many changes are already underway in regions around ...

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 National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces

  Available online: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12914

Committee on National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces ; National Research Council (United States)

Published by: The National Academies Press ; 2011

In response to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the National Research Council appointed a committee operating under the auspices of the Naval Studies Board to study the national security implications of climate change for U.S. naval forces. In conducting his study, the committee found that even the most moderate current trends in climate, if continued, will present new national security challenges for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. While the timing, degree, and consequences of future climate change impacts remain uncertain, many changes are already underway in regions around the world, such as in the Arctic, and call for action by U.S. naval leadership in response.

The terms of reference (TOR) directed that the study be based on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios and other peer-reviewed assessment. Therefore, the committee did not address the science of climate change of challenge the scenarios on which the committee's findings and recommendations are based.

This report addresses both the near- and long-term implications for U.S. naval forces in each of the four areas of the terms of reference (TOR), and provides corresponding findings and recommendations. This report and its findings are recommendations are organized around six discussion areas--all presented within the context of a changing climate.

Language(s): English

Format: Digital (Free) (ill., charts, maps)

ISBN (or other code): 978-0-309-15425-3

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