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Ducking Climate Science is a Danger to the US Military

The Pentagon Must Take Climate Change Seriously to Protect Warfighters

The Trump Administration’s decision to revoke the EPA ’endangerment finding’ is emblematic of a trend in American politics - to ignore science when it makes people uncomfortable. However, turning a blind eye doesn’t change the fact that climate change is happening and impacting the US military’s mission. As the former Senior Climate Advisor to the US Army, I saw directly how climate change is eroding military readiness and endangering our warfighters. Breaking Defense reports on the impact of extreme weather events on military installations.

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    URL: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/ducking-climate-science-is-a-danger-to-the-us-military-congress-must-help/
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    Ducking Climate Science is a Danger to the US Military

    The Pentagon Must Take Climate Change Seriously to Protect Warfighters

    The Trump Administration’s decision to revoke the EPA ’endangerment finding’ is emblematic of a trend in American politics - to ignore science when it makes people uncomfortable. However, turning a blind eye doesn’t change the fact that climate change is happening and impacting the US military’s mission. As the former Senior Climate Advisor to the US Army, I saw directly how climate change is eroding military readiness and endangering our warfighters. Breaking Defense reports on the impact of extreme weather events on military installations.

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      Source JAN Tracker: SRCE-2026-1772125410139-2895 Source Type: RSS
      URL: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/ducking-climate-science-is-a-danger-to-the-us-military-congress-must-help/
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