Australia: Australia Military ‘Unprepared’ for Climate Impacts – Experts

Jun 22, 2015 | Ed King, Responding to Climate Change
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Australia’s defence force has “one eye shut” to the impending threat of global warming, say experts in a report released today by the Melbourne-based Centre for Policy Development. It quotes Admiral Chris Barrie, head of the ADF from 1998-2002 saying the top brass is “not prepared” for potential future extreme weather events – unlike their counterparts in the UK and US.Australia’s defence force has “one eye shut” to the impending threat of global warming, say experts in a report released today by the Melbourne-based Centre for Policy Development. It quotes Admiral Chris Barrie, head of the ADF from 1998-2002 saying the top brass is “not prepared” for potential future extreme weather events – unlike their counterparts in the UK and US. - See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/06/22/australia-military-unprepared-for-climate-impacts-experts/#sthash.9InNICgF.dpuf