Mashable: For the first time, the U.S. Department of Defense has detailed what it views as its greatest challenges related to climate change.
In a report to Congress, the Defense Department said that global warming poses a "present security threat, not strictly a long-term risk."
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The report, delivered to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday and publicly released Wednesday, further stated the Defense Department is "already observing...