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climate related death risk
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Could we say that people are adapting to climate change through better observations and warning systems?
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You might want to consider the amount of resources we have to save peoples lives and communicate across entire nations when it comes to climate catastrophes, lower deaths is good but that doesnt mean there arent more disasters.
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actually it does.
define disaster?
an earth quake his russia...thousand die.
a more powerful earthquake hit California...
they picked up their lawn furniture.
which was the disaster and why?
Your example wouldnt be fair because Russian infrastructure hasnt been improved since the USSR was in reign in many areas. Their buildings are made of concrete slabs that haven't always been earthquake proofed so it makes sense that they would lose stability and kill many people.
California lives on an earthquake zone. They have regulations for every building to be made earthquake-safe. So over time, better buildings, less issues with earthquakes. That doenst mean there are less earthquakes, just like with areas with more storms, their preparation for storms (sea walls, anti-flooding design) doesnt mean there are less storms. they are simply more prepared, which means less deaths.
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well that's exactly the point isn't it?
If you define disaster strictly by deaths then you are right, but if there is a hurricane every few weeks and we live in metal waterproof domes to protect ourselves, that isnt a better quality of life than living outside with LESS storms.
Technically according to your argument, living in storm proof domes and never seeing the light of day is preferable to freedom in the outdoors, because no one is dying and therefore there are no "disasters".