‘We’re in a New Era’: How Climate Change Is Supercharging Disasters

In fact, climate may become hotter or colder, wetter or drier, or more or less variable between months or between years,

[We must also recognize that climate change is only one symptom of a larger problem. Human beings have fallen out of alignment with life.] Their

The fact that US hurricanes now present a fatality risk no greater than lightning illustrates how their toll has been reduced by satellites, advanced public warnings, and evacuations. At the same time, there are reasons for concern, as both the annual worldwide frequency of natural disasters and their economic cost have been increasing. We can say

In this world of climate breakdown, reporters are repeatedly referring to a ‘new normal’, perhaps hoping that we’ve reached a new equilibrium, similar to when the term was coined after the post-2008 financial crash. But climate change is not a boom and bust cycle. There will be no equilibrium, never again in our lifetimes. It’s increasingly difficu