World and Nation
Pentagon says global warming presents immediate security threat
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon released a report Monday asserting decisively that climate change poses an immediate threat to national security, with increased risks from terrorism, infectious disease, global poverty and food shortages. It also predicted rising demand for military disaster response as extreme weather creates more global humanitarian crises.
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Study: methane leaks negate climate benefits of natural gas
WASHINGTON — The sign is ubiquitous on city buses around the country: “This bus runs on clean burning natural gas.”