Military Installations and Sea-Level Rise

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) manages more than 1,700 military installations in worldwide coastal areas that may be affected by sea-level rise. These installations support DOD readiness and operations including naval vessel embarkation and disembarkation, amphibious training, and special operations forces training. Military installations on and near the coast are at risk for high-tide and storm surge flooding amplified by sea-level rise. Congress may choose to assume a role in preparing military installations for sea-level rise based on its authority in fiscal and national security matters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 26, 2019
Accession Number
AD1169857

Entities

People

  • G. J. Herrera
  • Margaret Tucker

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Coastal Flooding
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • National Security
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Thermal Expansion
  • Tidal Flooding
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Oceanography.
  • Strategic Security Studies