The US Military on the Front Lines of Rising Seas (2016)

[jc456]

High-Ranking Defense Official Explains Why Salt Marsh Is Critical for Military and Communities​

Natural habitats help to buffer bases and installations from storm surge, flooding, and Sea level Rise​

ARTICLE March 25, 2022

".....Today, the 57-year-old U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and Yale Management School graduate, who hails from a family that has served in the military and militias for more than 300 years, is the deputy assistant secretary of defense for environment and energy resilience, a top-ranking Department of Defense position that manages, among other things, the agency’s climate change programs, compliance with environmental laws, pollution prevention, and energy resilience, including renewable energy.

This interview about Kidd’s work and the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative—an effort to protect shorelines, military installations, and wildlife by conserving a million acres of coastal habitat from North Carolina to northern Florida—has been edited for clarity and length:

Why is it important for the Department of Defense to address climate change, particularly in the Southeast?​

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High-Ranking Defense Official Explains Why Salt Marsh Is Critical for Military and Communities

Richard Kidd witnessed the horrors of war as an Army soldier, an international emergency relief worker, and a diplomat in countries ranging from Afghanistan and Bosnia to Rwanda and Mozambique.

www.pewtrusts.org

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explain what the issue is in your words.

 

[abu afak]

explain what the issue is in your words.

YOU, the 7 word TROLL who never posts a paragraph is asking for own words?
LOFL
Of course if I do that, you'll ask for a Link to "Prove it."
LOFL

IAC it's a headline which proves the point of my OP and does not require explanation you ldlot!

What a Idlot TROLL You are.
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[jc456]

YOU, the 7 word TROLL who never posts a paragraph is asking for own words?
LOFL
Of courser if I do that, you'll a k for a Link to "Prove it."
LOFL

IAC it's a headline which proves the point of my OP and oes not require explanation you ldliot!

What a Idlot TROLL You bare.
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Exactly what someone with no knowledge would write

 

[Cardinal Carminative]

Exactly what someone with no knowledge would write

I dunno...seems like he nailed your modus operandi.

 

[jc456]

I dunno...seems like he nailed your modus operandi.

You would, amazing how you stupid congregate

 

[abu afak]

• Feb 20, 202222
• Army’s plan to battle climate change—and still fight wars

How the branch that operates the fuel-guzzling M1 Abrams tank wants to reduce emissions, while not decreasing the scope of its operations.
FEB 11, 2022
On Tuesday, the US Army released its climate strategy, a big policy plan that details steps and goals for how this branch of the military will be adapting to climate change, while still preserving its ability to fight wars. The strategy, which outlines everything from greenhouse gas reduction targets to electrification of vehicles, is transformative within constraints. As outlined, the Army is working towards doing what it already does while producing fewer emissions, rather than reducing the scope of its operations.


The report, a tight 20 pages front-to-back, outlines three primary areas for how the Army plans to adapt to climate change. These areas cover better buildings, better vehicle purchases and supply chains, and better training.


“The effects of climate change have taken a toll on supply chains, damaged our infrastructure, and increased risks to Army Soldiers and families due to natural disasters and extreme weather,” wrote Christine E. Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, in the foreword to the strategy. “The Army must adapt across our entire enterprise and purposefully pursue greenhouse gas mitigation strategies to reduce climate risks.”

For its more than 130 installations across the globe, the Army intends to incorporate on-site carbon-pollution-free power generation by 2040, which suggests wind and/or solar power, but possibly other options as well. Heating and powering buildings is a major source of energy use, though one the military has passively gotten better at, as it has reduced the number of bases it maintains and builds new facilities in accordance with energy efficiency standards...."

This is the Army's plan to battle climate change—and still fight wars​

A short new report outlines the branch's strategy, which focuses on steps to reduce emissions while not shrinking its operational scope.

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[jc456]

• Feb 20, 202222
• Army’s plan to battle climate change—and still fight wars

How the branch that operates the fuel-guzzling M1 Abrams tank wants to reduce emissions, while not decreasing the scope of its operations.
FEB 11, 2022
On Tuesday, the US Army released its climate strategy, a big policy plan that details steps and goals for how this branch of the military will be adapting to climate change, while still preserving its ability to fight wars. The strategy, which outlines everything from greenhouse gas reduction targets to electrification of vehicles, is transformative within constraints. As outlined, the Army is working towards doing what it already does while producing fewer emissions, rather than reducing the scope of its operations.


The report, a tight 20 pages front-to-back, outlines three primary areas for how the Army plans to adapt to climate change. These areas cover better buildings, better vehicle purchases and supply chains, and better training.


“The effects of climate change have taken a toll on supply chains, damaged our infrastructure, and increased risks to Army Soldiers and families due to natural disasters and extreme weather,” wrote Christine E. Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, in the foreword to the strategy. “The Army must adapt across our entire enterprise and purposefully pursue greenhouse gas mitigation strategies to reduce climate risks.”

For its more than 130 installations across the globe, the Army intends to incorporate on-site carbon-pollution-free power generation by 2040, which suggests wind and/or solar power, but possibly other options as well. Heating and powering buildings is a major source of energy use, though one the military has passively gotten better at, as it has reduced the number of bases it maintains and builds new facilities in accordance with energy efficiency standards...."

This is the Army's plan to battle climate change—and still fight wars​

A short new report outlines the branch's strategy, which focuses on steps to reduce emissions while not shrinking its operational scope.

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the only way an army with vehicles can survive is either having nuclear power or fossil fuel vehicles. That's it.

Still wondering how those jets will fly around.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

the only way an army with vehicles can survive is either having nuclear power or fossil fuel vehicles. That's it.

Still wondering how those jets will fly around.

Next gen fighter. With recycled rubber bands!!!

 

[jc456]

Next gen fighter. With recycled rubber bands!!!

Hahaha hahaha

 

[abu afak]

September, 2017

"...The Naval station Norfolk in Portsmouth, VA, the largest naval base in the world, already floods Ten times a year when full moons cause especially high tides—sea levels there are One and a Half Feet Higher than they were when the base was built in 1917, and rising twice as fast as average global sea levels.
By 2050, Norfolk is expected to flood 280 times a year.".."

Moving to Renewable Energy

The Department of Defense has a department-wide Goal to obtain at least 20% of its energy from Renewable sources by 2020, reduce its petroleum use and draw on more alternative fuels. (Each branch of the military also has its own renewable energy goal.) This has nothing to do with the political controversy over climate change. It is because the U.S. military is the single largest consumer of energy and oil in the world, and moving fuel along supply lines in conflict areas invites attack and endangers lives. Moreover, it’s costly—according to a Defense Department spokesperson, “a $1 rise in the price of a barrel of oil translates to approximately $130 million over the course of a year.”

The number of renewable energy projects in the U.S. military almost tripled between 2011 and 2015, with many of them enabling bases to be energy independent in case of a natural disaster or attack. The use of distributed renewables at bases reduces the possibility of disruptions in procuring energy, and increases resilience in case of cyberattacks on the grid.

The Army’s goal is to get 25% of the energy it consumes from renewable sources by 2025, and to be net zero by 2030 (meaning it will generate as much energy as it uses). [/B]In 2015, it derived 12% of its energy from renewables and by 2016 had 17 large renewable energy projects in development.

The biggest U.S. military base, Fort Hood in Texas, is already drawing almost 50% of its power from renewable energy, with 63,000 solar panels on site and 21 off-site wind turbines producing 65 MW of power. This is expected to SAVE more than $100 million over 30 years.

Solar panel arrays at Fort Hunter Liggett, CA, one of the Army’s net zero pilot installations. Photo: US Army
The Army Net Zero initiative created 17 pilot installations around the country which, at the end of 2015, had reduced energy use by 5 percent and generated 28,700 MWh of renewable energy, most of which was consumed at the bases. It also reduced potable water consumption by 11% and recycled and harvested rainwater, saving 89 million gallons of water.

The Navy aims to get 50% of its energy from alternative sources by 2020, and for half of its installations to be net zero by 2020. According to Stars and Stripes, the Navy was already getting almost 50 percent of its energy from renewable sources in 2016....

What the U.S. Military is Doing About Climate Change​

The White House may deny that climate change is happening, but the Department of Defense has been taking action for years to avoid and adapt to climate-related disasters.

news.climate.columbia.edu

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[EMH]

Rising seas will increasingly flood many of our coastal military bases

 

[abu afak]

NO "WAITING" NECESSARY.

September, 2017

"...The Naval station Norfolk in Portsmouth, VA, the largest naval base in the world, already floods Ten times a year when full moons cause especially high tides—sea levels there are One and a Half Feet Higher than they were when the base was built in 1917, and rising twice as fast as average global sea levels.

By 2050, Norfolk is expected to flood 280 times a year.".."

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[jc456]

"...The Naval station Norfolk in Portsmouth, VA, the largest naval base in the world, already floods Ten times a year when full moons cause especially high tides—sea levels there are One and a Half Feet Higher than they were when the base was built in 1917, and rising twice as fast as average global sea levels.
By 2050, Norfolk is expected to flood 280 times a year.".."

show me the stats that show there will be more full moons. Too fking funny. you mindless dweebs post anything that's stupid.

 

[jc456]

September, 2017

"...The Naval station Norfolk in Portsmouth, VA, the largest naval base in the world, already floods Ten times a year when full moons cause especially high tides—sea levels there are One and a Half Feet Higher than they were when the base was built in 1917, and rising twice as fast as average global sea levels.
By 2050, Norfolk is expected to flood 280 times a year.".."

Moving to Renewable Energy

The Department of Defense has a department-wide Goal to obtain at least 20% of its energy from Renewable sources by 2020, reduce its petroleum use and draw on more alternative fuels. (Each branch of the military also has its own renewable energy goal.) This has nothing to do with the political controversy over climate change. It is because the U.S. military is the single largest consumer of energy and oil in the world, and moving fuel along supply lines in conflict areas invites attack and endangers lives. Moreover, it’s costly—according to a Defense Department spokesperson, “a $1 rise in the price of a barrel of oil translates to approximately $130 million over the course of a year.”

The number of renewable energy projects in the U.S. military almost tripled between 2011 and 2015, with many of them enabling bases to be energy independent in case of a natural disaster or attack. The use of distributed renewables at bases reduces the possibility of disruptions in procuring energy, and increases resilience in case of cyberattacks on the grid.

The Army’s goal is to get 25% of the energy it consumes from renewable sources by 2025, and to be net zero by 2030 (meaning it will generate as much energy as it uses). [/B]In 2015, it derived 12% of its energy from renewables and by 2016 had 17 large renewable energy projects in development.

The biggest U.S. military base, Fort Hood in Texas, is already drawing almost 50% of its power from renewable energy, with 63,000 solar panels on site and 21 off-site wind turbines producing 65 MW of power. This is expected to SAVE more than $100 million over 30 years.

Solar panel arrays at Fort Hunter Liggett, CA, one of the Army’s net zero pilot installations. Photo: US Army
The Army Net Zero initiative created 17 pilot installations around the country which, at the end of 2015, had reduced energy use by 5 percent and generated 28,700 MWh of renewable energy, most of which was consumed at the bases. It also reduced potable water consumption by 11% and recycled and harvested rainwater, saving 89 million gallons of water.

The Navy aims to get 50% of its energy from alternative sources by 2020, and for half of its installations to be net zero by 2020. According to Stars and Stripes, the Navy was already getting almost 50 percent of its energy from renewable sources in 2016....

What the U.S. Military is Doing About Climate Change​

The White House may deny that climate change is happening, but the Department of Defense has been taking action for years to avoid and adapt to climate-related disasters.

news.climate.columbia.edu

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Naval Station Norfolk

Your link.......Looks like it's above water to me? Shit, the airfield is still there. You ok?

 

[EMH]

NO "WAITING" NECESSARY.

September, 2017

"...The Naval station Norfolk in Portsmouth, VA, the largest naval base in the world, already floods Ten times a year when full moons cause especially high tides—sea levels there are One and a Half Feet Higher than they were when the base was built in 1917, and rising twice as fast as average global sea levels.

By 2050, Norfolk is expected to flood 280 times a year.".."

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Typical garbage.

The claim is that it is "rising twice as fast as average global sea levels..."


and that is TYPICAL

of the IDIOCY of the FRAUd...


Twice as fast as NOTHING is still NOTHING...

You have NO EVIDENCE other than a bogus quote from a conflicted taxpayer funded liar....

 

[EMH]

Naval Station Norfolk

Your link.......Looks like it's above water to me? Shit, the airfield is still there. You ok?

NICE

 

[abu afak]

DOD Preparing for Climate Change Impacts, Official Says​

June 15, 2022 | DOD News |

Climate change has serious implications for national security, said the Defense Department's chief sustainability officer and senior advisor for climate.

Joe Bryan joined a panel discussion yesterday on "U.S. Climate Security Investments: Changing Plans into Actions" at a virtual Center for Climate and Security event.
"Climate change is dramatically increasing the demand for military operations and, at the same time, impacting our readiness and our ability to meet those demands while imposing unsustainable costs on the department," he said.

Among the global effects of climate change are a Warmer climate; changing precipitation patterns; and, more frequent, intense and unpredictable extreme weather.
[......]

DOD Preparing for Climate Change Impacts, Official Says

Climate change is dramatically increasing the demand for military operations and impacting our readiness and our ability to meet those demands, the Defense Department's chief sustainability officer

www.defense.gov

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[bodecea]

This isn't even really new. (except to numb nuts deniers)
The Navy and other branches are already aware of Rising Sea Levels, and it has already caused problems.
This from the Union of Concerned Scientists, not just a climate group, but dealing in issuing reports on all disciplines of science.

The US Military on the Front Lines of Rising Seas (2016)
Rising seas will increasingly flood many of our coastal military bases.
The US Military on the Front Lines of Rising Seas (2016)

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We must prepare for the growing exposure of our military bases to sea level rise.​

Naval Station Norfolk—the largest naval installation in the world—is projected to face 4.5 feet to nearly 7 feet of sea level rise this century. ​

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Military bases at risk​

18 military installations are included in this analysis. Each location's changing exposure to flooding is projected through the end of the century:​

• Maine: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
• New Jersey: US Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook
• Maryland: US Naval Academy
• Washington, DC: Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and Washington Navy Yard
• Virginia: Joint Base Langley-Eustis | Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex | Naval Station Norfolk
• North Carolina: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
• South Carolina: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
• Georgia: Hunter Army Airfield | Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay
• Florida: Naval Air Station Key West | Naval Station Mayport | Eglin Air Force Base

Key findings​

The military is at risk of losing land where vital infrastructure, training and testing grounds, and housing for thousands of its personnel currently exist.​

[.....]​

• By 2050, Most of the installations in this analysis will see more than 10 Times the number of floods they experience today.
• By 2070, Half of the sites could experience 520 or more flood events annually- the equivalent of more than one flood daily.
• [*]By 2100, eight bases are at risk of losing 25% to 50% or more of their land to rising seas.
• Four installations—Naval Air Station Key West, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Dam Neck Annex, and Parris Island—are at risk of losing between 75% and 95% of their land by the end of this century.
• Flooding won’t be confined to the bases. Many surrounding communities will also face growing exposure to rising seas......

It's too late to fix.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

DOD Preparing for Climate Change Impacts, Official Says​

June 15, 2022 | DOD News |

Climate change has serious implications for national security, said the Defense Department's chief sustainability officer and senior advisor for climate.

Joe Bryan joined a panel discussion yesterday on "U.S. Climate Security Investments: Changing Plans into Actions" at a virtual Center for Climate and Security event.
"Climate change is dramatically increasing the demand for military operations and, at the same time, impacting our readiness and our ability to meet those demands while imposing unsustainable costs on the department," he said.

Among the global effects of climate change are a Warmer climate; changing precipitation patterns; and, more frequent, intense and unpredictable extreme weather.
[......]

DOD Preparing for Climate Change Impacts, Official Says

Climate change is dramatically increasing the demand for military operations and impacting our readiness and our ability to meet those demands, the Defense Department's chief sustainability officer

www.defense.gov

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If we say climate change is bad for the military, will you give the military more money?

DURR

 

[CrusaderFrank]

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Hey your chart shows that temperatures PLUMMET for tens of thousands of years after CO2 rises!

DOH!