Climate change poses 'a major security challenge for Australia' that experts warn has the potential to rapidly stretch the capability of the military, as demonstrated by the current bushfire emergency | p_hannam
Climate change poses "a major security challenge for Australia" that experts warn has the potential to rapidly stretch the capability of the military, as demonstrated by the current bushfire emergency.
It also dispatched the navy to assist in the evacuation of people stranded in Victoria's East Gippsland. ADF Reservists preparing at Holsworthy Army Barracks in south-west Sydney earlier this month for deployment to respond to the unprecedented bushfires across the country.Rising sea levels and more intense storms not only threaten the stability of domestic and foreign communities, they also undermine the capability of Australia's own military to respond.
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