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Climate Crisis Exacerbates Military Legacy Contamination Posted: 21 Sep 2021 06:03 AM PDT This summer, climate-induced heat waves ignited landmines and unexploded ordnance buried in the soils around the Middle East, killing people and causing wildfires. Warmer waters are speeding up erosion of sunken battleships laden with degrading munitions. A melting ice sheet on Greenland has exposed thousands of barrels of toxic waste at abandoned U.S. military bases. Remains of WarThis is what happens when a […] Related posts: Climate Change Will Make the Brazilian Military's Role More... Continue reading on NewSecurityBeat.org |
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