Tag: IMCCS

• Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Climate change will increase the burden of Brazil's armed forces and endanger energy and water security

  

  Climate change will increase the burdens on Brazil’s armed forces and endanger the country’s energy and water security, military experts predicted on Monday. A group of senior military leaders said deforestation in the Amazon region could alter rainfall patterns in Brazil, hitting hydropower plants - the country’s major source of energy - and water supplies for major urban centers.