地球科学与气候变化杂志

抽象的

Humankind should prioritize Investing Resources into Adapting To Climate Change

Mikhail Krasnyansky

This article is a scientific review, first, of the consequences of global warming and climate change, and, second, of the urgent ways for humanity to adapt to these climate changes.

It is shown that an increase in the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, as well as an increase in its average temperature, correlates well with an increase in the number of natural disasters and, accordingly, an increase in budget costs for the removal of their consequences.

On the other hand, the impossibility of completely stopping global climate change, let alone returning to its 1970 parameters, is justified. Hence the conclusion is made about the inexpediency of spending hundreds of billions of dollars on "the fight against climate change" and the expediency of spending these billions on the urgent adaptation of mankind to an already changed climate.

Further, the article examines in detail the ways and options to prevent the destruction and loss caused by hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, massive burning of fossil fuels, traditional agriculture, as well as huge pollution of the World Ocean.