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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing | Extreme weather threatens the investment value of many properties, but financing for climate mitigation efforts are just starting (www.wired.com)
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[โ€“] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'd prefer that climate change happens abruptly rather than gradually so that we take as many insurers down with us as possible.

[โ€“] fluckx@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Even if that were the case, there is a big chance of a government bailout if too many of them get hit.

We had terrible floods a few years ago and most of the insurance agencies pulled their hands off. Eventually the government agreed to split the cost 50/50. God forbid they had to pay what was defined by their contract.