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Climate losses mount as billions go to drought insurance

Original: @ Legit_Spaghetti Billions have already been spent in "drought insurance" 20,000 died of Exxon heat in Europe this summe

A widely shared post argues that billions have already been spent on drought insurance while heat attributed to fossil fuel companies killed some 20,000 people in Europe this summer. It also cites Canadian wildfires burning an area larger than Poland and flooding in Pakistan that destroyed a million homes, asking where extreme weather will strike next.

Why now: Ongoing extreme weather disasters and debates over fossil fuel accountability are keeping climate impacts in public conversation.

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• @ Legit_Spaghetti Billions have already been spent in "drought insurance" 20,000 died of Exxon heat in Europe this summer. Canada burned more forest, more acreage in 30 months, than the size of Poland. Flooding in Pakistan took one million homes. Where Exxon weather will strike… · kevinrns@mstdn.social · 11

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