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There are internal politics within the military -- but that is not what what I said. The planning for future needs and strategies done by the military are based on the facts -- which includes global climate change, and not on the politics surrounding it.
The Navy is having to spend $60-80M per pier at the base near Norfolk, Virginia because of the rising ocean water level. There are 14 piers that need to be raised -- do the math about the costs of ignoring reality.
By the way, there are not only extraordinary floods in Australia, and recently in Pakistan, Vietnam, Oklahoma, Tennessee (and other places here in the States), but also in Sri Lanka and Brazil, too. You might not find it in your heart to "care" about your fellow human beings, but that doesn't make the facts go away.
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