Adm. William Moran, President Trump’s choice to become the next chief of naval operations, testified during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday that climate change is “going to be a problem” for the Navy.
Moran also told lawmakers the service is in the planning stages to ready bases for issues such as rising waters.
“We are developing a plan for greater resiliency, especially in areas where we have shipyards and communities that share water space, share waterfront,” Moran testified. “We are largely a waterfront service, so… rising waters are going to be a problem for us if we don’t address them.”
Earlier this year DOD submitted two climate change reports to Congress as required by the annual NDAA.
Climate change was identified as a national security issue in the first report, detailing that more than two-thirds of mission critical installations will face climate threats over the next 20 years.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Clint Davis
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