Warming climate has likely led to 11% rise in hurricane losses: KCC
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Warming climate has likely led to 11% rise in hurricane losses: KCC

Liz Bury
08 November 2021
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Climate change is likely to have already driven up insured losses from hurricanes by 11%, and could raise annual windstorm losses by an additional 10-19%, according to the latest white paper from Karen Clark & Co (KCC).

The catastrophe modelling firm said tropical cyclone intensity had increased with the warming climate, resulting in more category 3-5 or “major” hurricanes.

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