"GLOBAL ISSUES, LEADERSHIP CHOICES":

This article is based on a recent report from the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Security Council, and the Director of National Intelligence (the head of the U.S. intelligence community) and looks at the varied challenges climate change poses to national security: "Worsening conflict within and between nations. Increased dislocation and migration as people flee climate-fueled instability. Heightened military tension and uncertainty. Financial hazards. ... The reports include warnings from the intelligence community about how climate change can work on numerous levels to sap the strength of a nation. For example, countries like Iraq and Algeria could be hit by lost revenue from fossil fuels, even as their region faces worsening heat and drought. The Pentagon warned that food shortages could lead to unrest, along with fights between countries over water.The Department of Homeland Security, which includes the U.S. Coast Guard, warned that as ice melts in Arctic Ocean, competition will increase for fish, minerals and other resources. Another report warned that tens of millions of people are likely to be displaced by 2050 because of climate change — including as many as 143 million people in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America." www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/climate/climate-change-national-security.html