US Dept of Defense – Navy Task Force Assesses Changing Climate

Rapidly diminishing sea ice, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, increased storm severity — all are possible consequences of a climate that mounting evidence suggests is changing significantly.

As the scientific community works to understand the changing climate, the chief of naval operations has created a task force, headed by Rear Adm. David Titley, the Navy’s senior oceanographer, to better understand and evaluate its implications for maritime security.