Climate change poses threat of war, USF forum will hear
TAMPA - Military analysts say climate change threatens a cascade of natural disasters – crop failures, famine and disease – that will strengthen terrorists by sparking conflict in unstable countries.
A leading proponent of this scenario is Ret. Vice Adm. Dennis McGinn, who will be at the University of South Florida on Monday for a public forum on climate change. See below for information on attending.
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Q: Why should the average citizen care about this now?
A: You should care because it is going to cause your son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter, if they go into the military, to be put in harm's way much more frequently in much more prolonged conflicts. It threatens your personal, family and national economy. It inhibits our ability as a nation to extend our full moral authority in the cause of democracy and freedom around the world.
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