GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTH AMERICA

GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTH AMERICA

PATRICK PATERSON

Global warming presents one of the most serious threats to South American nations. Countries in the region are at risk of a variety of climate change related problems: rising sea levels, diminishing potable water supplies, forest res, intense storms and ooding, heat waves and the spread of diseases. These disasters are occurring more frequently in the region and will likely increase in intensity also. The armed forces in the region are the only government departments with both the capacity and the manpower to respond to these massive catastrophes. Military support to civilian authorities will be required more frequently and under more severe conditions as climate change conditions worsen.

2017

Cambio climático, calentamiento global, desastre natural, elevación del nivel del mar, ola de calor, sequía

10.26797/rpye.v0i130.133

Política y Estrategia

Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos

International relations, Political institutions and public administration (General), Military Science