Pentagon could cut $1.6 billion in funding for climate research
by editors@theworld.org (Hannah Chanatry) from The World: Latest Stories on (#70RMA)
The US military has long been a leader in adapting to the realities of climate change. But that could change under the Trump administration. The new budget request for the Department of Defense would eliminate $1.6 billion in funding for climate change research and adaptation planning. The World's Host Marco Werman speaks with Floodlight reporter Ames Alexander about what this would mean for military operations.