True. Noah comes to mind as an extreme example for those who are biblical oriented
But for sure we've always adapted to our climate whether IT changed or WE moved to an area that was different.
One would hope, but in this case i'm a little more interested in 'We' compelling the Gov't, who seems to be lagging a bit.
LOL - i've just spotted the problem
But sure, people tend to innovate if given a chance.
But the gov't does control a number of things. People can't dredge the water reservoir or create new ones. People don't control building codes, and developers may not be thinking about things like heat. Super simple and cheap for them to put plumbed lines in when they're building, but almost impossible to do AFTER the fact for the first 5 years, so little things like making that code go a long way and don't create any barriers for developers.
And beefing up drainage and dykes might not hurt
I've spotted a second problem.
All i'm saying is that here specifically (and other places im' sure) we're seeing bad results which could be massively mitigated by a little work from the gov't. It would be wise to do that. Sure - i would also encourage people to be smart themselves and have access to water, food, cool space, and to make provisions against flooding or long power outages. And many do (a stunning number dont' but what can you do. They don't really teach it in school)