President Trump is skeptical of climate change and its link to extreme weather events, but the U.S. Department of Defense takes the threat deadly serious. The Pentagon is fortifying military bases to withstand things like flooding and wildfire. Military leaders are also concerned that drought and water shortages in places like Syria and Pakistan can lead to violent conflict. Lou explains why climate change is a national security issue.

SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Rear Admiral Titley’s Ted Talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_title...

Report on Effects of a Changing Climate to the Department of Defense
https://media.defense.gov/2019/Jan/29...

2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community
https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/docume...

Busby on Climate Change and US National Security: Sustaining Security Amidst Unsustainability
https://www.tobinproject.org/sites/to...

Water, Drought, Climate Change, and Conflict in Syria
https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full...


CREDITS
Writer: Louis Foglia
Editor: Eavvon O’Neal
Researcher: Page Ellerson
Supervising Producer: Allison Brown

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