New article on the Weather Channel and Sustainable Security: National Security and the Typhoon

I've got an article on how Super Typhoon Haiyan's impacts on the Philippines show how climate and natural disasters are impacting national security that has been posted on Sustainable Security and on The Weather Channel. Here's an excerpt:

On Friday, November 8, Super Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Central Philippines, around the island of Leyte, as possibly the most powerful tropical cyclone on record. Reports of the death toll range as high as 10,000; President Aquino believes the final toll will likely be in the range of 2,000-2,500. After the Typhoon passed through, the situation of the survivors has become dire – with over 600,000 people displaced and food and fresh water in short supply.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the USS George Washington and her battle group from Hong Kong to the Philippines to provide humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the typhoon. Already, about 90 U.S. Marines and sailors have deployed from Okinawa to the Philippines and are on the ground providing support. Prime Minister Cameron has ordered the Royal Navy’s HMS Daring to the region as well.

Read the rest at Sustainable Security or The Weather Channel.