Source: Center for Intl Environmental Law
by Lindsay Fenlock, Charles Slidders & Nikki Reisch
“Hurricane Helene decimated much of the southeastern United States last week, causing widespread destruction and claiming the lives of more than 230 people across six states after it made landfall in Florida. North Carolina bore the brunt of the damage caused by the climate change-intensified storm. As North Carolina homeowners face a future of rebuilding, they are also staring down the barrel of an insurance crisis. Hurricane Helene exposed not only the vulnerability of communities to extreme weather but also the flaws in the U.S. insurance system. Catastrophic flooding devastated western parts of North Carolina, destroying vital infrastructure and leaving tens of thousands of residents without power or running water more than a week after the storm. This deluge is indisputably a result of climate change: global warming enables hurricanes to hold more water vapor, producing more intense rainfall.” (10/09/24)
https://www.ciel.org/hurricane-helene-exposes-insurers-climate-hypocrisy/