World must adapt to 'inevitable' climate change, warns report

Failure to curb greenhouse gas emissions slow-roasting the planet has already unleashed a crescendo of superstorms made more destructive by rising seas, with the Bahamas devastated this month by one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record.

Nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against the effects of climate change or pay an even heavier price later, a global commission warned Tuesday.

Spending $1.8 trillion across five key areas over the next decade would not only help buffer the worst impacts of global warming but could generate more than $7 trillion in net benefits, the report from the Global Commission on Adaptation argued.