US Intelligence Community warns of rising climate security threat

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Report from National Intelligence Council acknowledges climate change and related impacts on resources present emerging security risk

Climate change has the potential to stoke regional instabilities and fuel international tensions, according to a major new report from the US National Intelligence Council. Released yesterday, the Global...

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