Opinion | Malka Older: Climate change means the government faces more costs from natural disasters. If only it admitted it. - NBCNewsTHINK
went much farther inland than simulations had predicted, destroying some designated shelters.
Government and nongovernmental aid agencies are also less able to plan effective responses if they can’t predict impacts. Rebuilding and reconstruction efforts intended to “” — reducing vulnerability to future hazards — may fail if they don’t have access to evidence-based predictions. Government is becoming exposed to more risk in probable rebuilding costs; yet the existing programs aren’t equipped to handle the scale of the needs.
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