Leah Emanuel

The Iran war has exposed what military planners have long feared — the United States is consuming munitions and critical materiel faster than it can replace them. Catching up will require energy infrastructure that underpins the defense industrial base. History offers a cautionary lesson. In both World War I and World War II, the United States came dangerously close to energy shortfalls that could have decided the outcome of the wars.

Peter Schwartzstein’s “The Heat and the Fury: On the Front Lines of Climate Violence” is a searing, eye-opening exploration of how climate change is not just an environmental issue—it is a powerful driver of conflict. This is a book that shatters the abstract concept of climate change and brings it to life through compelling real-world stories from more than 30 countries.

As hurricanes pummel the U.S., the military has become example of the steady progress that can occur when the U.S. government takes climate change seriously.