The warming planet is causing havoc under the strain from record heat, floods, storms and wildfires. And scientists warn the toll will get worse.
Most people have thought of climate change as bringing manageable “incremental effects,” said Jacobs, who is now director for the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions at the University of Arizona.
“We like our heat in general, but the heat starts to become dangerous with temperatures over 90 degrees,” Miami-Dade Chief Heat Officer Jane Gilbert said.Climate change already inflicts staggering costs on the economy. Without addressing it, the tab will grow.annually, according to the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center and modeling firm Vivid Economics.
The coffers of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is responsible for disaster relief and the federal flood insurance program, are running dry. | Scott Olson/Getty Images Meanwhile, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has pivoted from one crisis to the next, draining its coffers.
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