Climate change poses rising threat

Federal Times: For Pentagon officials, the warming planet could translate into more regional instability, more conflicts around the world, more humanitarian crises to respond to and 30 military installations becoming more vulnerable to flooding.

At the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the number of declared disasters in recent years shot up 50 percent — from 65 in 2004 to 98 in 2011 — and shows no signs of abating. Already, the agency is struggling to fund recovery efforts and is burdened by billions of dollars of debt.

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