Climate Change is Costing Billions & Set to Get Worse, Says GAO
The GAO concludes the Federal US Government has spent over $350 billion over the last decade paying out for extreme weather and fire events.
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The GAO concludes the Federal US Government has spent over $350 billion over the last decade paying out for extreme weather and fire events.
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