The Category Confusion - by Amitoj Singh

Colonel Robert Bartlow is rebuilding Tyndall Air Force Base to withstand 165-mile-per-hour winds and 75 years of sea-level rise.

Colonel Robert Bartlow is rebuilding Tyndall Air Force Base to withstand 165-mile-per-hour winds and 75 years of sea-level rise. New buildings sit more than a foot above ground. Manmade oyster reefs will break up waves along the coast. The project will be 70% complete next year. When asked why, Bartlow doesn't hesitate: "preserving lethality in a high-end combat capability." His boss, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, has declared that the Pentagon won't do any "climate change crap" on his watch. Both men are telling the truth. Share --- I work on how organizations decide what to care…

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