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Hurricane Irene and the staggering costs of climate change
Posted by Nelson Daily: Richard Matthews on August 31st, 2011
Nelson Daily: Extreme weather events like Hurricane Irene illustrate the costs of man’s impact on the earth.
The planet has been getting warmer since the dawn of the industrial age and for every one degree rise in temperature, moisture rises by seven per cent.
Scientists predict that warmer temperatures will increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Or to put it another way, global warming amplifies the risk factors for extreme weather events.
Guided by its research, the insurance...
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