National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces

by National Research Council, Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

In response to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the National Research Council appointed a committee operating under the auspices of the Naval Studies Board to study the national security implications of climate change for U.S. naval forces. In conducting this study, the committee found that even the most moderate current trends in climate, if continued, will present new national security challenges for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309154251
• ISBN13: 9780309154253
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"