Extreme weather events will swamp emergency response

Our preparedness has improved, but unless politicians, particularly in the US, prioritise climate change action and carbon reductions, more catastrophe is inevitable, says Vinod Thomas.

Extreme weather events will swamp emergency response

Our preparedness has improved, but unless politicians, particularly in the US, prioritise climate change action and carbon reductions, more catastrophe is inevitable, says Vinod Thomas.

Hurricane Florence, which smashed into the south-eastern United States last week, is the latest in a string of extreme weather events that has raised expectations for disaster preparedness.

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