Climate Change Risk Threatens 18 U.S. Military Sites: Study
by Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) Rising sea levels due to hurricanes and tidal flooding intensified by climate change will put military bases along the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast at risk, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Nonprofit group the Union of Concerned Scientists analyzed 18 military installations that represent more than 120 coastal bases nationwide to weigh the impact of climate change on their operations.
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Four of those – including the Naval Air Station in Key West, Florida, and the Marine Corps recruit depot in South Carolina – could lose between 75 and 95 percent of their land in this century.
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But last month, the U.S. House appropriations committee passed an amendment that blocked funding for the Pentagon’s climate adaptation strategy. READ MORE Download Report
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
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