The global consequences of climate change pose a "threat to the readiness" of America's troops and will dramatically impact how they are trained, equipped, and deployed, President Obama will say Wednesday in a Coast Guard Academy commencement address.
"Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate risk to our national security, and, make no mistake, it will impact how our military defends our country," Obama will say, according to text of the address released by the White House.
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