Climate Change: Security and Climate Risks in the Arctic as Temperatures and Tensions Rise

Jun 21, 2021 | Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security Today
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The Council on Strategic Risks’ Converging Risks Lab and the Woodwell Climate Research Center released a new report on June 21. Temperatures and Tensions Rise: Security and Climate Risks in the Arctic includes groundbreaking new analysis on the implications of thawing permafrost across the Arctic region for security infrastructure, as well as modeling of the potential security implications of rapid changes in ice loss, temperature change, and growing regional activity.