Problems facing society today in 2013

Amanda and I chose to present about climate changes.  We did a small powerpoint on the issue and discussed 5 concerns that the white house is dealing with. 

1. Building a more weather and climate resilient society
2. Maintaining weather and climate observation and forecasting capabilites
3. Climate change mitigation
4. Containing the rising costs of natural disasters
5. A revised climate research agenda

What I took from the research and the assignment is that climate changes are inevitable, especially with the way the world uses its resources.  Right now, to the Obama administration, jobs and economic growth is most important...which it is.  But is all of that going to matter when we are having storms like hurricane Sandy hitting us every month?  This topic just keeps getting put on the back burner.  It is something that needs to be addressed now.  Hopefully, throughout this next election in 2016 it will be a bigger concern.  Increased awareness is the most important thing for now...and establishing a more proactive approach versus a "rebuilding after the consequences" approach.