We are already feeling the effects of the climate crisis and prepare for changes to our environment here in the United States. For example according to a new report from the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association:
"The Bay Area must start prepping for the whens, not the ifs, of climate change - like building cooling centers for use during heat waves, propping up homes on stilts in flood-prone areas and even abandoning roadways vulnerable to sea-level rise, according to an influential urban policy organization."