Pakistan prepared for high winds and heavy rain , not expecting sheer volume of water . Even in London , for instance , a violent storm last month blew a part of my roof . Airport terminal buildings in Pakistan destroyed not by rain but by storm surge . Hard to know where people could have fled to in region with poor infrastructure . Climate change experts ' challenge is how to adapt to extreme weather conditions .
Pakistan prepared for high winds and heavy rain , not expecting sheer volume of water . Airport terminal buildings in Pakistan destroyed not by rain but by storm surge . Hard to know where people could have fled to in region with poor infrastructure . Climate change experts ' challenge is how to adapt to extreme weather conditions .