What climate change is costing California

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Oct 20, 2026, 4:30 pm67 ptsTrending
From heat-related illness and deaths to lost work hours and higher insurance and utility bills, climate change is already affecting California's economy. A new statewide report in California's Fifth Climate Change Assessment shows how the costs are rising, rippling across sectors and falling unevenly across the…

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