NPR: "A look at what's fueling recent intense storms and severe flooding in several states"
by Michael Copley
MICHAEL COPLEY: Communities have a lot to do, and there's a really big price tag. But Gernot Wagner says there's an upside to taking action. Wagner is a climate economist at Columbia Business School.
GERNOT WAGNER: The flipside of cost is investment. The flipside of cost if opportunity, is jobs. We need to get around to actually putting money to work.
COPLEY: He says communities need to move fast because the problem is only getting worse.
