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ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE IN
THE FLORIDA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Florida Army National Guard
CFMO-ENV Conservation
FLORIDA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Headquarters in St. Augustine
 Approximately 60 Readiness Centers in 31
Counties
 72,000-acre Camp Blanding Joint Training
Center
 12,000 National Guard members, 1,900 fulltime Military Personnel and 321 state
employees
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POTENTIAL IMPACTS & VULNERABILITIES
4 main impacts to affect Florida
1) Rising Temperatures
2) Changes in Precipitation
3) Increase in Storm Intensity
4) Rising Sea Levels
RISING TEMPERATURES
Source: National Climate Assessment
Chapter 17 Southeast
CHANGES IN PRECIPITATION
INCREASE IN STORM INTENSITY
Source: National Climate Assessment
Chapter 17 Southeast
Map of Lands Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise:
Modeled Elevations Along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
Source: Climate Research 2000
Assessment of Vulnerability based on
Elevation
Jacksonville (Snyder)(Duval)
Tallahassee (Leon)
Lake City (Columbia)
Crestview (Okaloosa)
Bonifay (Holmes)
Pensacola (Escambia)
Starke
(Bradford)
Quincy (Gadsden)
Live Oak (Suwannee)
Gainesville
(Alachua)
Pensacola (Escambia)
AASF 1 Jacksonville (Cecil) (Duval)
Camp Blanding (Training Site/Ranges) (Clay)
C-12 Hangar, St. Augustine (St. Johns)
St. Augustine (Lance) (St. Johns)
St. Augustine (Barracks) & (USPFO) (St. Johns)
St. Augustine (Ensslin) (St. Johns)
Chipley (Washington)
Palatka (Putnam)
Panama City (Bay)
Deland (Volusia)
Marianna (Jackson)
Ocala (Marion)
Daytona AFRC (Volusia)
Eustis (Lake)
Sanford (Seminole)
Orlando (NTC) (Orange)
Tavares (Lake)
Orlando (Fern Cr.)(Orange)
Crystal River (Citrus)
Titusville (Brevard)
Leesburg (Lake)
Cocoa (Brevard)
Melbourne (Brevard)
Brooksville (Hernando)
Dade City (Pasco)
Lakeland (Polk)
Haines City (Polk)
Pinellas Park AFRC (Pinellas)
Winter Haven (Polk)
St. Petersburg (Pinellas)
Lake Wales (Polk)
Tampa (Hillsborough)
Ft. Pierce (St. Lucie)
MacDill AFB, Tampa (Hillsborough)
Plant City (Hillsborough)
Bartow (Polk)
Palmetto (Manatee)
Level of Concern
Low / None
WPB (Babcock) (Palm Beach)
Bradenton (Manatee)
Sarasota (Sarasota)
WPB AFRC (Palm Beach)
Wauchula (Hardee)
Arcadia (DeSoto)
Moderate
High / Very High
Ft. Myers (Lee)
Avon Park (Highlands)
Ft. Lauderdale (Broward)
Hollywood (Broward)
Miramar (Snake Creek Training Site) (Broward)
Avon Park (Training/Ranges) (Highlands)
Immokalee (Collier)
Miami (Dade)
Homestead (Dade)
Source: National Climate Assessment
Chapter 17 Southeast
ADAPTATION AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACHES FOR A
CHANGING CLIMATE
5 GENERIC OBJECTIVES OF ADAPTATION TO
CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Increasing robustness of infrastructure designs
and long-term investments
Increasing the flexibility of vulnerable managed
systems
Enhancing the adaptability of vulnerable natural
systems
Reversing trends that increase vulnerability (also
termed ―maladaptation)
Improving societal awareness and preparedness
PREPARING FOR IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
1)
Evaluate climate related risks and
opportunities
2)
Develop policies and plans that manage
climate change's impacts
3)
Focus on operating environment, missions, and
facilities.
1) EVALUATE CLIMATE RELATED RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
a)
Ecosystems
b)
Adopt learning-oriented, flexible approaches
2) DEVELOP POLICIES AND PLANS THAT MANAGE CLIMATE
CHANGE'S IMPACTS
a)
Commit to renewable energy and energy efficiency
b)
Minimize water usage
c)
Use LEED certified material
d)
Use native plants in landscaping
QUESTIONS?