NOAA reports the past 12 months were the hottest since record - keeping began . Think it 's hot ? Steven Cohen says effects of extreme weather are indisputable , whatever the cause . More and more people live in areas especially vulnerable to rough weather , he says . Cohen : Government and industry must prepare for the inevitability of natural disasters .
NOAA reports the past 12 months were the hottest since record - keeping began . Steven Cohen says effects of extreme weather are indisputable , whatever the cause . More and more people live in areas especially vulnerable to rough weather , he says . Cohen : Government and industry must prepare for the inevitability of natural disasters .