This video, by John D Ruddy, has been viewed over 4.5 million times. It outlines the history of World War II in 7 minutes. I thought it appropriate to the "My Greatest Generation" portion of this website. And it is very well done.
In case you hadn't noticed, our country's progress on addressing global warming, at least on the federal level, has stalled. Or more accurately, it has shifted into reverse.
This is the congressionally-mandated 2019 report from DOD on potential averse effects on critical military facilities. You can read the full report here: defense.gov.
A military police officer walks near a destroyed gate at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael on Oct. 12, 2018. The storm caused extensive damage to nearly every building on the base. A new Defense Department report finds that most of the military’s operationally critical installations face a threat from climate change. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
The Pentagon did not assess all of its installations, instead it selected “79 mission assurance priority installations based on their operational role”.
Of those 79 installations, which included Army, Air Force and Navy installations, the services reported that 53 of the 79 faced current threats from flooding; 43 of the 79 face current threats from drought and 36 of the 79 faced current threats from wildfires.