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Exactly, if you look at it from a thermodynamic standpoint a warming world means increased evaporation which leads to increased rainfall. There's simply more water in the air. So the threat isn't so much expanding deserts as it is more severe flooding events.

These effects can already be seen with many insurance companies abandoning low lying states like Florida and Louisiana. There are few instances of people more willing to put their money where their mouth is than insurance company actuaries.

parent jandrese 2 years ago

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