Letter: Address cause of climate change, not its effects
ANDY VLIET / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Kaanapali Beach shows signs of sand erosion in 2023.
According to climate researchers, no human-inhabited islands will avoid the devastating impact of rising sea levels and other consequences of climate change. The future habitability of these areas are at risk if climate change is not addressed.
There are those who claim nothing can be done to change its course and that the only logical human response is to adapt if we don’t want to go the way of many species that have come before: extinction.
If one’s home is on fire, moving flammable materials away from the flames may delay the destruction of the property, but wouldn’t it make more sense to get someone to try to put the fire out before the home is eventually destroyed?
Robert Griffon
Makiki
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