Japan faces greater risk from extreme weather

More powerful typhoons and scorching temperatures will be brought about by climate change to Japan, which will endanger military sites, personnel and gear, and put Tokyo and the Indo-Pacific at greater risk of geopolitical shocks.

The exacerbated effects of climate change will likely cause security issues in the region in the coming years and decades, as rising ocean levels affect disputed low-lying maritime features, warming oceans shift waning fish stocks distribution and transboundary water management become more fraught.

Extreme weather threatens the Self-Defense Forces plans and operations, including the use of assets such as helicopters, planes and ships, while also affecting the performance of communication systems and remote-sensing capabilities.

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