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At the end of 2016, before Puerto Rico’s power grid collapsed, wildfires reached the Arctic, and a large swath of North Carolina was submerged under floodwaters, Jonathan Gosling published an academic paper asking what might have seemed like a shrill question: How should we prepare for the consequences of planetary climate catastrophe?......
In the language of climate change, “adaptation” refers to ways to blunt the immediate effects of extreme weather, such as building seawalls, conserving drinking water, updating building codes, and helping more people get disaster insurance. The costs are enormous: The U.S. government is considering a 5-mile, $20 billion seawall to protect New York City against storm surges, while Louisiana wants to spend $50 billion to save parts of its shoreline from sinking. Poorer countries could require $500 billion a year to adapt, according to the United Nations.
But some researchers are going further, calling for what some call the “deep adaptation agenda.” For Gosling, that means not only rapid decarbonization and storm-resistant infrastructure, but also building water and communications systems that won’t fail if the power grid collapses and searching for ways to safeguard the food supply by protecting pollinating insects.
Propelling the movement are signs that the problem is worsening at an accelerating rate. In an article this summer in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 climate scientists from around the world argued that the planet may be much closer than previously realized to locking in what they call a “hothouse” trajectory—warming of 4C or 5C (7F or 9F), “with serious challenges for the viability of human societies.”.....
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-26/new-climate-debate-how-to-adapt-to-the-end-of-the-world
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Because of the actions of fossil fuel companies, the anti-science right-wing and conspiracy minded conservatives, we have delayed taking real action on climate change and now the piper will soon have to be paid for this delay.
Scientists are now looking at what happens when climate destroys infrastructure and tears at the social fabric. These are real questions as the freight train of climate change heads our way.
All these morons who argued taking action because of its supposed cost, have passed that cost to their kids and that cost will be exponential in terms of quality of life and treasure than if action had been taken earlier.
But hey you saved $150.00 dollars this year, so you must feel good about yourself.
You think there is a migrant crisis now, just wait until the middle east becomes virtually uninhabitable.
Future generations will curse Deniers for their short-sightedness and obstructionism.
In the language of climate change, “adaptation” refers to ways to blunt the immediate effects of extreme weather, such as building seawalls, conserving drinking water, updating building codes, and helping more people get disaster insurance. The costs are enormous: The U.S. government is considering a 5-mile, $20 billion seawall to protect New York City against storm surges, while Louisiana wants to spend $50 billion to save parts of its shoreline from sinking. Poorer countries could require $500 billion a year to adapt, according to the United Nations.
But some researchers are going further, calling for what some call the “deep adaptation agenda.” For Gosling, that means not only rapid decarbonization and storm-resistant infrastructure, but also building water and communications systems that won’t fail if the power grid collapses and searching for ways to safeguard the food supply by protecting pollinating insects.
Propelling the movement are signs that the problem is worsening at an accelerating rate. In an article this summer in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 climate scientists from around the world argued that the planet may be much closer than previously realized to locking in what they call a “hothouse” trajectory—warming of 4C or 5C (7F or 9F), “with serious challenges for the viability of human societies.”.....
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-26/new-climate-debate-how-to-adapt-to-the-end-of-the-world
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Because of the actions of fossil fuel companies, the anti-science right-wing and conspiracy minded conservatives, we have delayed taking real action on climate change and now the piper will soon have to be paid for this delay.
Scientists are now looking at what happens when climate destroys infrastructure and tears at the social fabric. These are real questions as the freight train of climate change heads our way.
All these morons who argued taking action because of its supposed cost, have passed that cost to their kids and that cost will be exponential in terms of quality of life and treasure than if action had been taken earlier.
But hey you saved $150.00 dollars this year, so you must feel good about yourself.
You think there is a migrant crisis now, just wait until the middle east becomes virtually uninhabitable.
Future generations will curse Deniers for their short-sightedness and obstructionism.
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