i don’t think so, no. the reason i think that is the people who study this stuff for a living are being taken aback at how quickly things are changing–and if they’re surprised, it’s inevitable breakdowns like this will happen because everyone else is moving slower than them.
just in general, most places are woefully underprepared for a changing climate, and a lot of it is not caused by malice somewhere in the chain. it’s largely a combination of conservatism (both political and climatological), lack of political will, lack of resources, and just how quickly things are changing.
i don’t think so, no. the reason i think that is the people who study this stuff for a living are being taken aback at how quickly things are changing–and if they’re surprised, it’s inevitable breakdowns like this will happen because everyone else is moving slower than them.
just in general, most places are woefully underprepared for a changing climate, and a lot of it is not caused by malice somewhere in the chain. it’s largely a combination of conservatism (both political and climatological), lack of political will, lack of resources, and just how quickly things are changing.