Looking towards the next administration, a large consortium of scientists is urging the next president - whomever it may be - to invest in more research to combat climate change’s effects on the economy. These scientists believe that storms, floods, and droughts could cost the United States $2 trillion if we don’t do something to protect ourselves. Reuters has the story:

The groups, including the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society, urged Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican rival John McCain to support $9 billion in investments between 2010 and 2014 to help protect the country from extreme weather, which would nearly double the current U.S. budget for the area.

Already, things like hurricanes and storms cost the United States billions of dollars a year, so it seems like spending the same amount of money on investment over the course of five years wouldn’t hurt too much. So far, neither campaign has responded to the request.
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