Why damage estimates for hurricanes like Dorian won't capture the full cost of climate change-fueled disasters
- Written by Gary W. Yohe, Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
Cars sit submerged in water from Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Bahamas.AP Photo/Ramon EspinosaScientists say climate change is causing powerful hurricanes like Dorian to increasingly stall over coastal areas, which leads to heavy flooding. Officials in the Bahamas feared “unprecedented” devastation after Dorian hovered over the islands...
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