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FIVE AT NBC NIGHTLY NEWS. WELL HERE IN CALIFORNIA MANY OF THE IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE ARE THINGS YOU CAN SEE RISING SEA LEVELS LONGER DROUGHTSND A MORE BUT AS KCRA 3 METEOROLOGIST HEATHER WALDMAN REPORTS. THERE ARE OTHER THREATS FOR THE COUNTRY THAT ARE LESS VISIBLE AND THAT INCLUDES NATIONAL SECURITY. DR. DAVE TITLEY SERVED A LONG MILITARY CAREER AS A METEOROLOGIST. I ENDED UP AS A TWO-STAR ADMIRAL AND OCEANOGRAPHER NAVIGATOR OF THE NAVY A LIFELONG LO. WEATHER HE BECAME A TRUSTED EXPERT IN THE LINK BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGEND U AS NATNAIOL SECURITY. I WAS ASKED BY THE HEAD OF THE NAVY AT THE TIME IN 2009O T TAKE A LOOK AT WHY THE ICE THE ICE COLLAPSE IN THE ARCTIC. WH DATID THAT MEAN FOR THE NAVY AND LONG SRYTO SHORT? WE STARTED TASK FORCE CLIMATE CHANGE US NAVY TASK FORCE CLIMATE CHANGE. 13 YEARS AGO NOW THAT TASK FORCE WAS QUIETLY STHU DOWN IN 2019, BUT CLIMATE CHANGE IS OVERALL IMPACT ON MILITYAR OPERATIONS AND US NATIONAL SECURITY CONTINUES ON AND NATIONAL SECURITY INCLUDES EVERYTHING THAT HELPS KEEP LIFE STABLE FOR AMICERANS. SO THAT INCLUDES OUR ECONOMIC SECURITY. IT INCLUDES OUR ENERGY SECURITY CYBERSECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY CHANGING WEATHER AND NARATUL DISASTERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO AFFECT ALL OF THOSE THINGS. THERE ARE ALSO CHANGING HOW OFTEN THE US MILITARY MARY IS CALLED UPON FOR HELP. FOR EXAMPLE AS WILDFIRES GET MORE INTENSE. WE’RE USING MORE RESOURCES FMRO THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD. THAT MEANS FEWER AVAILABLE TROOPS FOR THE NEXT EMERGENCY. YOU KNOW, YOU CALLED A CALIFORNIA CALLED A WYOMING CALLED A COLORADO AND THE GOVERNOR OR THE ASHTON GENERAL IS GOING TO SAY NOW WE’RE KIND OF WE’RE KIND OF OUT OF BUSINESS HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE BURNED THROUGH OUR ACRIRAFT WE BURN THROUGH OUR PEOPLE WE DON’T HAVE ANY MORE TO GIVE AND THAT THAT IS A PROBLEM RISING TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO MAKGIN ARCTIC SEA ICE MELT FASTER AND THAT MEANS OVER TIME TRADE ROUSTE WILL MOVE UP THE US NAVY REALLY HAS NO SURFACE SHIPS THATAN WORK EFFECTIVELY UP THERE. PLUS THOSE TRADE ROUTES WOULD LIKELY BE DOMINEDAT BY RUSSIA WHICH HAS A HUGE ARCTIC COASTLINE. THE SITUATION COULD BE PMERID FOR SELECT WHILE CLIMATE CHANGE RARELY DIRECTLY AFFECTS CONFLICT IT CAN MAKE THINGS WORSE SORT OF LIKE THE STRAW TTHA BROKEHE T CAMEL’S BACK ALL OF THIS MEANS THAT MILITARY PERSONNEL AND GOVERNMENT OFFICLSIA NDEE TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER HOW PERSONNEL ARE USED IN THE FUTURE. I’M KCRA3 METEOROLOGIST HEATHER WALDMAN, LAST YR,EA DELAWARE SENATOR, CHRIS — INTRODUCED A BILL THAT WOULD CREATE A SPECIAL MILITA

Earth Hour is tonight. Here’s how to participate

Tonight, for the 15th consecutive year, people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour. It’s part of a grassroots global campaign called Earth Hour.What is Earth Hour?Earth Hour is an annual tradition started by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, to raise awareness about climate change. Participants in more than 190 countries will turn off their lights for one hour on Saturday.Video above: Impacts from climate change could shift the missions of the U.S. armed forcesGlobal landmarks — including the Sydney Opera House, the Gateway of India, the Beijing Phoenix Center in China, the Brandenburg Gate in Germany, the Colosseum in Italy, the Empire State Building in the United States and Christ the Redeemer in Brazil — will turn off their lights to show support for the campaign.What is the purpose of Earth Hour?WWF describes the event as a symbol of “unity” and “hope” for a sustainable future.”Earth Hour aims to increase awareness and spark global conversations on protecting nature, tackling the climate crisis, and working together to shape a brighter future for us all,” the WWF says on the Earth Hour website.The Earth Hour campaign has led to other actions related to curbing climate change. The WWF’s chapter in Uganda, for instance, created the first “Earth Hour Forest” in 2013. Also, Argentina used its 2013 Earth Hour campaign to help pass a Senate bill for an 8.4 million-acre Marine Protected Area in the country, according to the WWF.How can I participate?You can mark Earth Hour by turning off your lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in your local time zone.The official Earth Hour website suggests seven ways that supporters can spend their lights-off hour, including reconnecting with nature and attending local Earth Hour events in their communities.The WWF also recommends that supporters “take action beyond the hour, whether it is supporting a local WWF project or getting involved in Earth Hour campaigns in their own country, or starting the movement in their own community.

Tonight, for the 15th consecutive year, people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour. It’s part of a grassroots global campaign called Earth Hour.

What is Earth Hour?

Earth Hour is an annual tradition started by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, to raise awareness about climate change. Participants in more than 190 countries will turn off their lights for one hour on Saturday.

Video above: Impacts from climate change could shift the missions of the U.S. armed forces

Global landmarks — including the Sydney Opera House, the Gateway of India, the Beijing Phoenix Center in China, the Brandenburg Gate in Germany, the Colosseum in Italy, the Empire State Building in the United States and Christ the Redeemer in Brazil — will turn off their lights to show support for the campaign.

What is the purpose of Earth Hour?

WWF describes the event as a symbol of “unity” and “hope” for a sustainable future.

“Earth Hour aims to increase awareness and spark global conversations on protecting nature, tackling the climate crisis, and working together to shape a brighter future for us all,” the WWF says on the Earth Hour website.

The Earth Hour campaign has led to other actions related to curbing climate change. The WWF’s chapter in Uganda, for instance, created the first “Earth Hour Forest” in 2013. Also, Argentina used its 2013 Earth Hour campaign to help pass a Senate bill for an 8.4 million-acre Marine Protected Area in the country, according to the WWF.

How can I participate?

You can mark Earth Hour by turning off your lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in your local time zone.

The official Earth Hour website suggests seven ways that supporters can spend their lights-off hour, including reconnecting with nature and attending local Earth Hour events in their communities.

The WWF also recommends that supporters “take action beyond the hour, whether it is supporting a local WWF project or getting involved in Earth Hour campaigns in their own country, or starting the movement in their own community.