Society

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  • Population shifts and development choices are making more Americans vulnerable to the expected impacts of climate change.
  • Vulnerability is greater for those who have few resources and few choices.
  • City residents and city infrastructure have unique vulnerabilities to climate change.
  • Climate change affects communities through changes in climate-sensitive resources that occur both locally and at great distances.
  • Insurance is one of the industries particularly vulnerable to increasing extreme weather events such as severe storms, but it can also help society manage the risks.
  • The United States is connected to a world that is unevenly vulnerable to climate change and thus will be affected by impacts in other parts of the world.


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