UK Military Must Adapt Urgently as Land Bakes and Oceans Heat Up, Study Says

(Bloomberg) -- The UK military’s troops and machines need to adapt quickly to a rapidly warming world, according to a House of Commons report, that also spotlighted how a melting Arctic will open new maritime routes and potential battlegrounds. This year is on course to be the hottest ever in human history and as the planet warms, extreme weather events are set to become more frequent and intense. Britain for the first time on record experienced temperatures surpassing 40C last year. The conditi

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