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Weather catastrophes have cost North America $1,060bn over the past 30 years, insurance giant Munich Re reported yesterday, warning that climate change means weather-related costs are rising fast. A company study estimates insured losses from storms, floods, drought and heat waves over the period from 1980 to 2011 totalled $510bn. FURTHER READING Stay afloat or sink: how businesses can tackle rising flood risks UK sustainable investment nears £11bn milestone The report also reveals a five-fold rise in weather-related loss events in North America over the past three decades, compared with a four-fold increase in Asia, 2.5 times rise in Africa, and a doubling in the number of events in Europe. "Nowhere in the world is the rising number of natural catastrophes more evident than in North America," the study concluded. It said anthropogenic climate change is believed to contrib...

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RT @wefrisk: RT @Greenpeace: In last 30 yrs, extreme weather has cost N. America over $1,000bn, new report shows: [link]
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How is it NOT an economic issue? MT @Greenpeace In last 30 yrs ext weather cost N. America over $1,000bn [link] #climatechange
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Extreme weather due to global warming has cost North America over $1,000 bn last 30 years [link] That sucks
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America lost of $1,000bn over last 30 year due to extreme weather [link]
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Weather catastrophes cost North America $1,060bn over the past 30 years - climate change contribution set to grow [link]
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