People who underestimate me, do so at their own risk.
>>Hurricanes really are only one of the major challenges our ecology is now facing,
Nobody has argued differently. But that's what's in the news today, and that's what this thread is about.
>> ... and they will be becoming so eratic that simply adding a new category would be an insufficient approach to adapt to these changes.
Oh brother. Ridiculous. It's obvious on the face of it that adding a new category serves to properly label and understand and document and prepare. Nobody who lives in the real world would think of this small and reasonable change as being an "insufficient approach" but rather, to thoughtfully acknowledge reality and make these things clearer to others (both now, and in the future) with proper labels, and record-keeping.
It's unclear to me why anyone would think that it's necessary to inject a dismissive tone of "there are more important things to worry about" and it makes me wonder how anyone would believe that adding a "Category-6" designation for the historical records would in any way interfere with other more proactive approaches that directly address the causes for climate change issues that face us.
Focusing solely on the causes and solutions while ignoring the reality of people's lives is foolish. In a multi-pronged approach to complex issues, I suppose it's natural for people to have their pet-issues, or preferred solutions, and therefore think it's okay to be dismissive or to ridicule other aspects. It's an arrogant mistake when people do so, but I understand why they do it.
The fact of the matter is this: there are many people and organizations involved in all aspects of addressing AND ADAPTING to the challenges of climate change. It's a team effort. It really is foolish to ridicule any effort to ADAPT. For many regions and people it's too late. No effort to stop or stall the long term effects of climate change will be enough. That's reality. It doesn't mean that those efforts should stop, but it does mean that in present time, those efforts will not be enough. For many lifetimes to come, it's too late.
For these people, and for those of us who live in the real world, adapting is the only solution.
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