On Wednesday, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., was named the new chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, taking up the role held by John McCain who was laid to rest last week. As senators, Inhofe and McCain were both hawkish, but they diverged on many key issues — perhaps most importantly on climate change. Although a warming planet may seem removed from the work of the SASC, it’s not. And Inhofe’s climate change denials won’t help prepare the American military for the future.

The planet is definitely warming, and the military has a lot to lose if it ignores the issue, including infrastructure, supply chains and plans for training and operations.