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What are the odds that extreme weather will lead to a global food shock? The insurance giant Lloyd’s evaluated the risks in a recent study. (yaleclimateconnections.org)
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The report looked at “major,” “severe,” and “extreme” scenarios. The authors found that the “major” case would cost the world $3 trillion over a five-year period, which they estimated has a 2.3% chance of happening per year. Over a 30-year period, those odds equate to about a 50% probability of occurrence — assuming the risks are not increasing each year, which they are.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think I’ve driven past that trailer before. It’s off the 5 freeway in California’s Central Valley. The guy who puts them up is not a climate activist. He’s just very Republican and blames Gavin Newsom and the Democrats for water being expensive in California.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

You're right! I've seen that too. It's near the billboards that say "pray for rain".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Is this comment responding to the wrong thing?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

The thumbnail on the preview card and the header image in the article is what I meant.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

The trailer is in the thumbnail.