"Wisdom begins in wonder" – Socrates
Month: March 2021
Why Climate Change Will Cause More Insurance Losses
03/13/21
“Why will climate change cause more insurance losses?”
The advent of climate change is going to cause great damage to existing infrastructure. Since much of this will be backed up by insurance, insurance companies are going to take massive losses. This is Why Climate Change Will Cause More Insurance Losses.
Why Climate Adaptation Engineers Need to Understand Social Science
03/12/21
“Why do climate adaptation engineers need to understand social science?”
Climate adaptation engineers are going to be a core part of building resilience to climate change. However, physical infrastructure does not operate in a social and cultural vacuum. The way it is designed and maintained impacts everyone around it. Failure to understand this will only bring maladaptation to the surrounding community, whether it be river flood barriers leading to water crashing downstream or seawalls choking off fisherman from obtaining their catch. By being aware of how engineering work designed without community input fails to meet design objectives, these problems can be avoided. This is Why Climate Adaptation Engineers Need to Understand Social Science.
Why Climate Change Will Leave Many People Economically Stranded in Homes on Dangerous Territory
03/11/21
“Why will climate change leave many people economically stranded in homes that may no longer be safe?”
Climate is one of the principal determining factors for housing prices and insurance rates. Proximity to sea-level rise, wildfires, and local atmospheric conditions influence desirability and therefore cost. With the advent of climate change, more and more areas that were once safe and clean will no longer be. This means that the housing value is going to plummet and the insurance rates will skyrocket, making it difficult to put on the market. People who put their life savings into these places will no longer be able to get out and will be tethered to it. This is Why Climate Change Will Leave Many People Economically Stranded in Homes on Dangerous Territory, and can already be seen in newly-wildfire prone parts of Northern California.
Quantitative Climate Comfortability Ranking Metrics
03/10/21
“How can we rank how comfortable certain climates are?”
People like to move to places with a comfortable climate. However, determining what is the best place fit for human habitation can be very difficult. One way to do this is to create Quantitative Climate Comfortability Ranking Metrics that take into account certain factors like average daily temperature high, precipitation, and humidity, and output a list of what would be deemed best for human habitation. Keep in mind that the choices for which values would be optimal are subjective, and can differentiate based on culture, experience, and individual preference. For this reason, quantitative methods should be combined with qualitative ones.
Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Disease Spread
03/09/21
“How can we model of effects of climate change on disease spread?”
Climate change is going to make diseases spread more rapidly and with more fury due to increased temperatures and humidity. Governments and community organizations are going to need to know how this spreads. This can be done by computationally Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Disease Spread. The results of which will bring a great boon for building a new form of climate resilience.
Locating Future Communities for Climate Adaptation
03/08/21
“How can we locate future communities for climate adaptation?”
New communities are going to have to be built in the face of climate change. However, their location is going to be an important factor in determining if they can or cannot survive. If it’s by the ocean, it could e engulfed by sea-level rise. If it’s near a forest, wildfires can destroy it. If it’s in a dry location, drought can harm it. This is why Locating Future Communities for Climate Adaptation is so important!
Climate Migration Model Verification
03/07/21
“How can we verify climate migration models?”
Climate migration projections are based on modeling technology. However, many of their foundations may be unproven. With the advent of time, more and more climate migrants are going to have to leave where they currently live and settle in a new place. When this data arrived, we can undergo Climate Migration Model Verification by comparing what effects happened compared to what was predicted.
Managed Retreat Planning
03/06/21
“How can we do make managed retreat plans?”
Managed retreat is going to be a big part of the new climate paradigm. Because of this, Managed Retreat Planning is going to have to be in effect. This must be done through group coordination and strategic analysis.
Why We Can Learn From Resimulating Past Climate Disasters
03/05/21
“How can we learn from resimulating past climate disasters?”
Past climate disasters have had a tremendous influence on current climate policy, whether it be the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina or the events that caused the meltdown in Fukashima. One way to see why they happened and to learn more is to resimulate past disasters and extrapolate why it occurred and how would it affect current infrastructure. This is Why We Can Learn From Resimulating Past Climate Disasters.
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