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climate-preparedness cuts
Coverage of climate-preparedness cuts in the Nexus archive.
- An Inconvenient Reality: Climate-Preparedness Cuts Are Lethality Cuts
The 2019 Missouri River flood caused $1.2 billion in damages to U.S. military facilities, including Offutt Air Force Base. The Trump administration and Department of Defense cut $1.2 billion from climate-related programs, but the flood's costs negated those savings, highlighting the link between climate preparedness and military lethality.