“The scope of the problem is vast.”

Even that is an understatement. We cannot be ready because this is now an existential crisis for civilization as we know it. It’s that simple.

The U.S. is nowhere near ready for climate change » Yale Climate Connections

The situation has now reached the point where the government can’t possibly make whole all those wiped out by a disaster, let alone buy out all of the properties that have flooded repeatedly or finance all the beach nourishment projects that could defend coastal property against sea level rise and stronger storms.