Adam Sobel : The short-term responses to Katrina were successful . Forecasts were very accurate , MTA and FEMA responded effectively , he says . Science , at its heart , is just the practice of taking reality seriously . Adam Sobel says the One failure was that it has n't prompted sufficient concern about climate change . Threat of storms , flooding will increase ; cities need to prepare now , Sobel says .
Adam Sobel : The short-term responses to Katrina were successful . Forecasts were very accurate , MTA and FEMA responded effectively , he says . Adam Sobel says the One failure was that it has n't prompted sufficient concern about climate change . Threat of storms , flooding will increase ; cities need to prepare now , Sobel says .