Climate Change And Humanitarian Disasters
Anticipated climate changes will increase the call on the
international community's humanitarian relief capacities:
- Sea-level rise will force the evacuation of certain low-lying
areas, even countries.
- The intensification of tropical cyclones (including
hurricanes) will result in increase storm damage and the kind of
relief that Americans have experienced on the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts.
- The landmass of the Indian subcontinent is expected to warm,
which scientists expect to heighten the impact of monsoon rains
and associated flooding of low-lying areas such as Bangladesh.
- It is very likely that there will be more frequent and
intense drought and wildfire occurrences as a result of changing
weather patterns and mid-continental drying.
- Disease vectors will be altered in a warmer world, causing
new worldwide health challenges.
All of these emerging humanitarian challenges will increase
the call on U.S. and other military forces that play a key role in
coordination, logistics and operations of humanitarian relief
operations.
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