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Whats the Most Climate-Safe Place in the World?

Gizmodo · last updated
What’s the most climate-safe place in the world? Planning for extreme weather and climate events in addition to average climate is critical to making a place “climate-safe.” This requires combining known physical climate risks with infrastructure and technology to build a resilient world. You name a civilization—from the Khmers to the ancient Maya—and climate change and migration are usually written into their final chapters. So, my response is that the most climate safe place in the world is a place that builds resilience in its built environment and social systems and, while doing so, addresses the cause of the problem: emissions of climate-damaging gases. Advertisement“…the most climate safe place in the world is a place that builds resilience in its built environment and social systems and, while doing so, addresses the cause of the problem: emissions of climate-damaging gases.”Do you have a burning question for Giz Asks?