By Ena Cefo
On October 14, 2014 the Department of Defense (DoD) released
a report warning
about the effect of climate change on global political instability, poverty,
hunger and conflict through the lens of the U.S. armed forces and their military
tasks. The report gives the U.S. military a better understanding of how climate
change will impact its bases, military missions, relief efforts, training, and
infrastructure. Increasing global temperatures, changing and extreme weather
patterns, and rising sea levels are set to cause future food shortages,
infectious diseases, and mass migrations. These catastrophic results will be
the leading factors in an immediate threat to national security and global political
unrest. 
