Aside from posing grave threats to the environment (such as the plummeting of the world's bird population), rapid climate change will also be a factor in aggravating international security issues, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, as well as the Center for a New American Security.

The report compiled by climate and security specialists predicts that the havoc wrought upon by fast-changing climate will spark international issues, such as the ever-decreasing supply of water in the Middle East and the resulting competition, or the destruction storms in Asia that will force inhabitants to fight over land. According to the report:

The collapse and chaos associated with extreme climate change futures would destabilize virtually every aspect of modern life...Climate change has the potential to be one of the greatest national security challenges that this or any other generation of policy makers is likely to confront.