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> I think it's more likely than not that tropical cyclones are getting more intense, and that they're hitting places that didn't typically get hit in the past

I think so too. One measure is the amount of insured losses from hurricanes. There's been an uptick in number of hurricanes and other weather events causing more then a billion dollars in insured losses- that's simply correlated with the increase in the value of insured assets.

Even if we assume that storms are not getting more intense, or climate is not changing, we cannot deny that we have more valuable assets to protect now. Which requires climate actions.

parent esalman 2 years ago

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