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Scientists have built consensus around the probability that more powerful floods, fires, droughts and storms will occur with higher frequency as the Earth gets hotter.

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Calif. issues first ever stress test to evaluate climate risks to insurers

Despite legal threats, Commissioner Dave Jones moved forward with his climate-risk initiatives.

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In an unprecedented move, California has become the first state to conduct a climate-related financial risk stress test and analysis of insurance companies’ investments in fossil fuels. The test was issued by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.

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