June was the 13th month in a row to set a monthly temperature record, the Wall Street Journal reported. Property insurance premiums are rising significantly or being completely cut off across our nation. Hello. The total cost from the billion dollar disasters in 2023 was a record setting $92.9 billion. Almost $100 billion. We can either continue to pay more for disaster response or we can invest now in climate mitigation and adaptation that will also lower costs for consumers, create jobs and increase our global competitiveness. (05:20–05:29)
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