Local disasters due to global heating are happening at a rate of roughly once per week.

Mizutori's stance is misguided. We must give priority to long-term reduction of the harm that global heating will do. We must do all we can in that direction. Defending cities from floods and fires of the 2020s must take second place to reducing the floods and fires of the 2030s, 2040s, 2050s and beyond.

It is good to defend cities better in the short term, provided this is not at the expense of measures to reduce the long-term threat.