Militaries’ expanding remit in climate emergencies: Key findings from a global study
Growing Climate Pressures The frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as wildfires, floods, and hurricanes, have dramatically surged in recent decades. The World Meteorological Organization notes a nearly five-fold increase in climate disastersbetween 1970 and 2021, resulting in over two million deaths and US$4.3 trillion in economic losses. Such figures represent an accelerating…
