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Public and affordable housing are the most vulnerable assets, with a disproportionate burden falling on disadvantaged communities. By 2100, the scale of risk depends heavily on global emissions, with the high scenario potentially affecting 15,081 assets. The report recommends science-informed planning, scaled-up funding, and a focus on reducing historical inequities to build coastal resilience.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000821#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"By 2050, under a medium sea level rise scenario, more than 1,600 critical infrastructure assets across the US will face disruptive flooding—defined as flooding occurring at least twice per year—representing a near doubling of the 904 assets at risk in 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000821#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Public and affordable housing is the most widespread and acutely exposed category of critical infrastructure. 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Key initiatives include the Climate Literacy Sub-Working Group, a new outcomes-based PME instruction, and a dedicated online portal for authoritative climate information.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000046#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Climate change is characterized as a \"threat multiplier to national security\" that impacts all DoD personnel, sites, and budgets, potentially eroding the ability to project power and degrading operational advantages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000046#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The DoD has faced significant financial losses due to extreme weather, with more than 10 bases impacted since 2017 resulting in over $13 billion in damages, including $5 billion for Tyndall Air Force Base after Hurricane Michael in 2018, $3 billion for Camp Lejeune after Hurricane Florence in 2018, and $1 billion for Offutt Air Force Base after 2019 flooding.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000046#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate-driven emergencies have significantly increased the operational burden on the U.S. National Guard; personnel days spent on wildland firefighting rose from 14,000 in 2016 to 176,000 in 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000046#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The DoD's climate literacy strategy employs three pillars—education, training, and engagement—and is managed by a Climate Literacy Sub-Working Group consisting of over 80 members from 15 DoD Components.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000046#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To overcome political polarization and maintain focus on mission execution, the DoD emphasizes readiness, lethality, and operational planning in the context of a changing environment rather than using the specific term \"climate change.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000046#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The DoD has transitioned PME from an input-driven approach to an outcomes-based approach, focusing on specific knowledge, skills, and abilities that graduates must possess to be successful in their assignments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000046#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Military education institutions are encouraged to use a systems-based methodology to teach climate security, enabling planners to trace pathways from a climate hazard (such as drought in the Horn of Africa) to secondary impacts and eventual security implications.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000046#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["national security","climate change adaptation","sea level rise","extreme weather event","wildfire","energy transition","solar energy","battery energy storage system"],"geography_discussed":["Virginia","Guam","Marshall Islands","Palau","Nebraska","North Carolina","Florida","Horn of Africa","Sweden"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy statement","strategic framework"]},{"id":"wri-001414","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wri-001414","title":"The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US","publisher":{"name":"World Resources Institute","organization":"world-resources-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-09-21","source_url":"https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2024-06/state-electric-school-buses-us-september-2023.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"As of June 2023, there are 5,982 committed electric school buses across 914 U.S. school districts or private fleet operators. 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