Coming next month (October 20) at the The Penn State Symposium on the Arctic: U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and Strategy for the Arctic Region, several of the U.S.’ leading experts as well as experts from Penn State will discuss climate and security issues in the Arctic. This event is free and open to the public: Find out more here >>
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Global Warming Means the US Actually Needs More Icebreakers
David Titley comments on the need for more icebreakers in the Arctic. Read more here >>
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Chinese Warship within 12 nautical miles of U.S. soil
“This is how mature superpowers operate” China Naval activity in Bering Sea with comments from David Titley
Read the Post’s article here >>
Photo: Chinese navy warships arrive at the seaport of Port Sudan August 25, 2015. The Chinese navy warships are at the seaport of Port Sudan as part of military cooperation between the two countries, according to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). REUTERS/Stringer (Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters)
Climate change and National Security
KCRW’s “To The Point” talks to David Titley and others about security issues in a warming Arctic. Listen here >>
A recent MSNBC article featuring comments from David Titley about the implications of climate change on national security. Read or Listen here >>
Climate change Threatens Security at home and abroad
David Titley writes “Climate change will likely trigger large-scale instability as heat, floods, drought, ocean acidification and rising sea levels disrupt local and global food markets, fresh water sources, and the very existence of low-lying nation states.”
Icebreaker Gap
Andrew Revkin takes on the “icebreaker gap” in this opinion piece. He includes a comment from David Titley:
Read the New York Times article here >>
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Science and Faith to battle climate change
A summary of a recent Catholic event on climate change. David Titley spoke on the science part of climate change and climate action.
Read the Virginia Pilot article here >>
Photo: Catholic Bishop Francis DiLorenzo, the leader of the local diocese, speaks at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 25, 2015. Bishop Dilorenzo was at the church to head up a panel discussion about climate change.The focus includes Pope Francis’ recent encyclical telling Catholics they have moral responsibility to address climate change. L. Todd Spencer | The Virginian-Pilot (L. Todd Spencer | The Virginian-Pilot)
Russia plants flag on Arctic expanse
David Titley talks to NPR’s Audie Cornish on “All Things Considered” about Russia’s claim to vast portions of the Arctic.
Is the science behind climate change being ignored?
A summary of David Titley’s talk on Friday July 24, 2015 at the Citizen’s Climate Education event held in Hudson, NY.
Read the RegisterStar article here >>
Read the Albany Times Union pre-event coverage here >>
Photo: Rear Admiral David Titley tours the USS Slater in Albany, N.Y. April 26, 2012, as part of the United States Navy’s 50/50 Program, an outreach effort that features 50 senior Navy leaders in 50 U.S. cities. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union archive)