10 July 2024 ASN EI&E and “The Climate General” Talk Climate Readiness as Mission Readiness PENTAGON -- Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, & Environment (ASN EI&E) and Chief Sustainability Officer Meredith Berger hosted retired Dutch Gen. Tom Middendorp, former Chief of Defence of the Netherlands, during an all hands call in the Pentagon July 10, 2024...
24 May 2023 Department of the Navy Recognizes Accomplishments on One-Year of Climate Action 2030 and Requests Innovative Ideas WASHINGTON – Throughout the last year, the Department of the Navy (DON) and its partners made significant progress towards the priority initiatives outlined in its climate strategy, Climate Action 2030. These accomplishments improved installation resilience, operational efficiency, and...
27 February 2023 Iceberg A-80D Has Calved from Iceberg A-80A in the Weddell Sea SUITLAND, Md. - The U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) has confirmed that iceberg A-80D (figure 1, below) calved from iceberg A-80A in the Weddell Sea. As of February 24, A-80A was centered at 72°02' South and 59°17' West and measured 12 nautical miles on its longest axis and 8...
22 February 2023 As Climate Shifts, U.S. Navy Focuses on Bolstering Arctic Ocean Operations WASHINGTON - First in a two-part series on how the Navy and its partners are working to improve Arctic operations as the sea ice melts due to warming temperatures. The Arctic is the next frontier for U.S. military operations, where the physical environment poses a major threat to achieving strategic...
06 July 2022 NPS Researchers Leave a Lasting Legacy in Climate Analysis and Prediction MONTEREY, Calif. - The analysis of global patterns can help scientists develop predictions about the conditions a specific region might experience in the coming weeks, months or years. One method they do this is by looking for precursor conditions in the ocean and atmosphere that might be indicators...
30 April 2021 Pentagon’s Senior Climate Advisor Delivers Talk on Security, Climate Change in Latest SGL MONTEREY, Calif. - Mr. Joseph Bryan, Senior Advisor on Climate to the U.S. Secretary of Defense spoke virtually to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff about “The Security Implications of Climate Change,” and how the United States military and the world can benefit from...