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IMAGE: University of Delaware researchers and collaborators are exploring how climate change effects on soils will impact military operations, such as troop movement or the integrity of buildings and roads at...
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Credit: University of Delaware/ Jeffrey C. Chase
The United States military wants to understand the role that climate impacts, such as flooding, storm surge or sea level rise, will have on soils at its coastal military bases and facilities, which are critical to national security.
Soil conditions can affect the integrity of the ground underpinning buildings, roads, bridges and more. For example, if a soil's pH were to rise significantly, due to increased salt content-containing ions such as sodium from storm surge, it could create saline conditions that could hamper the ground's ability to support this necessary infrastructure.