Climate change creating major security threat for Brazil, military experts warn

A group of senior military leaders said deforestation in the Amazon could alter rainfall patterns in Brazil, hitting hydropower plants and water supplies for major cities, resulting in the country's armed forces being stretched thin as they respond to an uptick in humanitarian crises caused by climate change.

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