Prominent newspaper highlights link between security and global warming

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In an April 20 editorial, the Times cited a report released by 11 retired generals and admirals, together with a first-ever United Nations debate on the link between climate change and international conflict, as reasons for the U.S. Congress to enact legislation to curb and reverse Americaโ€™s production and consumption of greenhouseย gases.

The 68-page report was especially dire, arguing that global warming could be a โ€œthreat multiplierโ€ escalating tensions in already fragile parts of the world, with rising sea levels threatening more than one billion people in Asia. In Africa, recurring heat waves could cause widespread shortages of food andย water.

As a retired Marine general put it, โ€œwe will pay for this one way or the otherโ€ โ€” either now, to control the emission of greenhouse gases, or later, in military engagements and โ€œhumanย lives.โ€

At the UN, a majority of nations voiced grave concerns about climate change, and many urged stricter worldwide controls on greenhouse gases. Among dissidents were the U.S. and China, accused by the Times as โ€œusing each otherโ€™s inaction as an excuse to doย nothing.โ€

โ€œWith members of the military elite joining mayors, governors and business leaders in demanding action,โ€ the Times said, โ€œthe Democrats in Congress have all the arguments they need to take the lead.ย โ€œ

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