The world we’re in today is undergoing as rapid a change as any in the history of mankind. Everything necessary to support the world’s population is changing at incredible rates causing increased pressure on the planet, environment, society and individuals in general, comments Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, Commander Allied Joint Force Command, Naples. In an interview for livebetter’s September 2011 issue, Locklear provides his perspective on national secur...

Throughout history the world’s coastal cities were built and flourished during a period when global sea level has been near constant. However, during the last century tide gauge measurements and satellite altimetry suggest sea level has risen worldwide approximately 4.8-8.8 inches (12-22 cm) (IPCC, 2007). In addition, the international Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) recently reported that Arctic glaciers and ice caps, including Green...

Climate skepticism is a good thing. Really. We should all question what we think we know and seek to refine our understanding of the truth. Skepticism is the very foundation of scientific inquiry, and climatology is a science, not a religious dogma or political tenet. I don’t accept every new idea I come across at face value. I determine the level of my acceptance of new ideas based upon the weight of the evidence that supports them, which is the fou...