Climate Change

Paul Farnan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, talks with cadets after they presented their capstone projects in May 2023 at the military academy at West Point.

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For these West Point cadets, military leadership includes finding solutions to climate change

Desiree D'Iorio

Under a new Army program, West Point students are working with the Defense Department to address climate challenges that could affect national security.

Military and civilian officials attend a ceremonial groundbreaking at Camp Lejeune, N.C. for a major reconstruction effort that will make the base more resilient to the effects of climate change.

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After Billions Of Dollars In Damage, The Military Is Trying To Protect Bases From Climate Change

Jay Price

Hurricanes caused catastrophic damage to East Coast military bases in 2018. Now, as it starts to rebuild, the Pentagon wants to make bases less vulnerable to future storms.

A fire fighter monitors a controlled burn Sept. 18, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The burn was intended to reduce the risk of wildfires.

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The Pentagon Says Wildfires, Driven By Climate Change, Are A Growing National Security Threat

A 2019 Department of Defense report concluded that the effects of a changing climate, including wildfires, threaten dozens of military bases.Any kind of…

Soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga. use immersion troughs filled with ice and water to cool off during training in this 2018 photo.

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A New Center Is Escalating The Military's Fight Against Potentially Deadly Heat-Related Injuries

Jay Price

The Pentagon says reported cases of heat exhaustion jumped nearly 50 percent between 2014 and 2018.Fort Benning, Ga. is now officially the heart of the…

Commander David McKinney, a spokesman for the U.S. Naval Academy, stands alongside a sinkhole on the Severn River waterfront, where the Academy plans to build a new seawall to better withstand flooding.

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A New Report Says The Pentagon Isn't Doing Enough To Protect Military Bases From Sea Level Rise

Jay Price

The Government Accountability Office says the military isn't doing enough to deal with the effects of climate change, after more than $9 billion in…

Tony Sholar of the Marine Corps stands in the abandoned headquarters of a Marine unit at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The building was damaged in Hurricane Florence, and rainwater still pours through damaged roof.

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Hurricane Florence Repairs At Camp Lejeune Will Cost Billions, And More Big Storms Are Likely

Jay Price

The Marine Corps says Camp Lejeune, N.C. needs $3.6 billion in repairs, as scientists warn climate change will lead to more big storms and affect military…

Capt. Dean VanderLey, commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command for the Mid-Atlantic region, standing in front of NOAA's Sewell's Point tidal gauge, which measures the sea level at Naval Station Norfolk, the world's largest naval base.

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Norfolk Prepares For Battle With Rising Sea Level

Jay Price

When President Donald Trump visited a shipyard at Newport News, Va. this month, he told an audience of sailors and shipbuilders that the United States...