A new statement from the UN reports that one climate change disaster is taking place each week, even though they might not be large enough to make international news.
, many are unaware that “lower impact” disasters are taking place across Earth, all related to global warming. These smaller-scale disasters may not make the nightly news here in the U.S., but they can still greatly affect millions of people and cause widespread damage, especially in developing countries.in April, the largest tropical storm to hit the region in recorded history, and one of a series of record-breaking tropical storms in the area this year.
The UN says that the cost of these disasters is currently about $520 billion each year — that’s $10 billion a week. And as the climate crisis continues, that number will only go up. “This is not a lot of money [in the context of infrastructure spending],” Mizutori said, “but investors have not been doing enough. Resilience needs to become a commodity that people will pay for.”
Mizutori’s main point is that we need to spend more on preventative infrastructure and preparing to live in a world with more disasters, not just spend on cutting back on the emissions that are causing the crisis. While we of course need to stop adding to the problem of climate change, we need to realize that climate change is here now, and we need to be ready.We need to counter the myth that climate change is something way off into the future.
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