U.S. Soldiers Falling Ill, Dying in the Heat as Climate Warms

Since 2008, at least 17 service members have died of heat exposure during training exercises at U.S. military bases, with a rising number of military members falling ill because of the heat. A nine-month ICN/NBC News investigation shows how rising heat exacerbates challenges the military is facing in some of the world’s most destabilized regions and suggests the military isn’t prepared for worse with climate change.