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Authors: David Leonhardt and Ian Prasad Philbrick

Climate change adaptation may be a difficult topic to discuss. Thinking about how society will adapt to the consequences of climate change seems to be defeatist.

Many scientists said that the more pressing question is what measures the United States and the world will take to minimize losses. If no active actions are taken to reduce carbon emissions within the next ten years, this damage may be terrible.

Nevertheless, no matter how severe climate change eventually becomes, adaptation will be an important part of the future. So far, global warming at least 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit seems to be guaranteed, which is enough to cause destructive and dangerous changes to local weather patterns, flood levels, agriculture, etc. The community will make corresponding changes.

Christopher Flavell, a Times reporter who reports on the climate, told us: “We no longer have the luxury of arguing about adaptation, but we shouldn’t wear rose-colored glasses to the extent to which adaptation can have an impact.”

Some places are already taking measures to control the damage caused by climate change. Miami Beach is using mud and rocks to raise the ground under houses and roads. A 5-mile tunnel was dug in Washington, DC to prevent flooding in low-lying communities. Phoenix is ​​painting its streets with materials that reflect rather than absorb solar heat.

Other communities are studying how to reposition their economies for a hotter future. Our colleague Andrew Kramer recently traveled to Pevek, Russia-a small town on the Arctic Ocean 3,500 miles from Moscow where Andrew is located-to report an extreme version of climate-induced economic changes​​.

Pevek, where the Gulag camp was located during the Stalin era, appeared to be another dying town in the Russian hinterland until the melting of the ice sheet began to open the Arctic for shipping. For example, the journey across the Arctic from South Korea to the Netherlands is nearly two weeks shorter than crossing the Suez Canal. "We are in a new era," said Valentina Khristoforova, director of the local history museum.

The town is now refurbishing its harbor, restoring its library and constructing a promenade along the Arctic Ocean, as you can read in Andrew’s story. The population increased by about 50%, reaching about 4,500 people.

This is consistent with President Vladimir Putin's strategy of using climate change to gain economic and geopolitical advantages. Since Russia is a major producer of oil and natural gas — second only to the United States — it also has short-term economic reasons to oppose active actions to mitigate climate change.

However, in the long run, Russia will almost certainly be unable to avoid costly climate-related damage caused by wildfires, floods, etc. "There is evidence that the risks far outweigh the benefits," said Marisol Maddox, an Arctic analyst at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, "no matter how optimistic the Russian government's wording."

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Anderson added: "I like to go to a place where we all live and become a real local production, like a small theater company."

As for the movie itself? AO Scott wrote in a review: "Following it takes some effort. You often feel that you don't get everything, but this is part of the enjoyment." — Sanam Yar, morning writer

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Claire Moses, Tom Wright-Piersanti, Ashley Wu and Sanam Yar contributed to The Morning. You can contact the team at themorning@nytimes.com.

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