A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Hercules aircraft approaches the edge of Hurricane Florence in a September 2018 mission.
Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben/US Air Force
- Severe weather degrades the accuracy of navigation systems and hampers military operations.
- Climate change has made weather patterns more erratic and harder to forecast.
- This makes it harder for commanders to plan missions and prepare for weather effects.
More extreme weather is scrambling the high-tech systems that have given the US military its edge.