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Rising insurance costs may convince Americans that climate change risks are real

  • Written by Andrew J. Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Damage from Hurricane Michael and other storms may lead to higher insurance premiums. Reuters/Terray Sylvester

One of the great challenges of tackling climate change is making it real for people without a scientific background. That’s because the threat it poses can be so hard to see or feel.

In the wake of Hurricanes Florence and Michael,...

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