{"id":62127,"date":"2022-09-07T20:34:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T20:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/07\/us-navy-increasingly-factoring-climate-change-into-exercises\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:40:12","slug":"us-navy-increasingly-factoring-climate-change-into-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2022\/09\/07\/us-navy-increasingly-factoring-climate-change-into-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy increasingly factoring climate change into exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Department of the Navy will study the effect of climate change more frequently to better understand the impact that worsening weather and conditions are having on force effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes to more exercises,\u201d Meredith Berger, the assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations and environment, said Sept. 7 at the annual Defense News Conference<\/a>. \u201cIt was fruitful time that we spent together, and looking forward to learning more from it, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy this summer hosted a first-of-its-kind \u201ctabletop\u201d climate exercise, in which leaders gather to discuss emergency scenarios, at Marine Barracks Washington to test elements of its Climate Action 2030 plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scenario focused on an amphibious exercise with a partner in the Indo-Pacific, which is ultimately hit by a typhoon, according to a Navy summary of the event<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A major takeaway from the exercise, Berger said, was recognizing \u201cthe way that the threat of climate change is impacting the mission\u201d and how collaboration can mitigate risk. Other feedback included the importance of identifying single points of failure and incorporating climate predictions and considerations into planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\t