“The slowly evolving plan has included stationing more fighter jets in Alaska, expanding partnerships with Nordic militaries, increasing cold-weather training and designing a new class of icebreaker ship for the Coast Guard that could be armed.” The military plan is evolving slowly, but the climate-related changes that triggered them is happening faster than many predicted. WaPo with an interactive look at The New Arctic Frontier, and the new conflicts that could arise between China, Russia, and the US.

+ BBC: CO2 emissions rising for first time in four years.