Typhoon Mawar Disrupts US Military Strategy in Pacific and Strands Taiwanese in Guam.

Typhoon Mawar highlights the threat of extreme weather events and rising seas to US military strategy, as many of America's most strategic assets are in places increasingly threatened by climate change. Guam, considered one of the most critical US military installations in the western Pacific, has already experienced repeated flooding that has limited operations and activities for the Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific and other tasks supporting mission execution. The Pentagon is encouraging its military planners to think more seriously about these risks and has issued global planning guidance on how to build, train and fight under changing conditions.