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Why adaptation to climate change misses the mark, By Kurt Cobb, originally published by Resource Insights July 7, 2024

"...The number one reason adaptation will be so costly is that climate change is a moving target. Sea level, temperature, and severe weather are not going to simply reach a new constant level to which we can adapt for the long run. On the contrary, these are all moving targets. Infrastructure improvements made today which are meant to last 20, 30, even 50 years are unlikely to address the ever-rising sea level, temperatures and severe weather in those periods. We have been consistently surprised by the pace of climate change. There is no reason to believe that the surprises will magically cease..."

https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-07-07/why-adaptation-to-climate-change-misses-the-mark/

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