Hurricanes, Droughts, Wildfires: The Escalating Costs of Climate Change

In a new report, Datu researchers use publicly available data to demonstrate that, as the world continues to warm, climate change-fueled weather disasters will become more frequent, more severe, and more costly. Harbingers of the future, the costs are borne by homeowners, businesses, farmers, ranchers, taxpayers, and government. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state, and local governments will be hard-pressed to provide adequate resources for response and recovery from weather disasters.