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   Dr. Katharine Hayhoe (kathhayhoe@climatejustice.rocks)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jan-2023 14:10:32 JST Dr. Katharine Hayhoe

   In 2022, the US experienced 18 billion-plus dollar weather and climate events. Over the last ten years there's been one event on average every 3 weeks: compared to the 1980s when there was one every 4 months. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/

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     Dr. Katharine Hayhoe (kathhayhoe@climatejustice.rocks)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jan-2023 14:10:30 JST Dr. Katharine Hayhoe

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     This is one reason why the transition to clean energy is estimated to save (not cost, but save) trillions of dollars. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-09-14-decarbonising-energy-system-2050-could-save-trillions-oxford-study

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     Dr. Katharine Hayhoe (kathhayhoe@climatejustice.rocks)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jan-2023 14:10:31 JST Dr. Katharine Hayhoe

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     Yes, these calculations account for inflation over time. Yes, there is more valuable infrastructure now than in the 1980s. And yes, climate change IS making these events worse. See: https://twitter.com/KHayhoe/status/1167851841041981440

     Charles Muller repeated this.