What climate change is costing California
From heat-related illness and deaths to lost work hours and higher insurance and utility bills, climate change is already affecting California's economy. A new statewide report in California's Fifth Climate Change Assessment shows how the costs are rising, rippling across sectors and falling unevenly across the state—and in San Diego, the community is going to need...
Key Takeaways
- From heat-related illness and deaths to lost work hours and higher insurance and utility bills, climate change is already affecting California's economy.
- A new statewide report in California's Fifth Climate Change Assessment shows how the costs are rising, rippling across sectors and falling unevenly across the state—and in San Diego, the community is going to need to prepare for large-scale adaptation to much warmer conditions.
- Full details and original dispatch available below.
From heat-related illness and deaths to lost work hours and higher insurance and utility bills, climate change is already affecting California's economy. A new statewide report in California's Fifth Climate Change Assessment shows how the costs are rising, rippling across sectors and falling unevenly across the state—and in San Diego, the community is going to need to prepare for large-scale adaptation to much warmer conditions.
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This summary was curated from Phys.org.