Comments by "Hans Hansen" (@hanshansen3885) on "We must be ready to unleash American energy, GOP rep says" video.

  1. The associated costs of billion-dollar weather/climate disasters in USA after adjusting for inflation. 1980s (1980-89): 3.3 events/year, $21.9B damage/year 1990s (1990-99): 5.7 events/year, $33.4B damage/year 2000s (2000-09): 6.7 events/year, $62.0B damage/year 2010s (2010-19): 13.1 events/year, $99.3B damage/year Last 5 Years (2019-2023): 20.4 events/year, $123.5B damage/year Last 3 years (2021-2023): 22 events/year, $147.3B damage/year Last year (2023): 28 events/year, $95.1B damage/year 2024, so far: 24 events/year, $200+B damage/year
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  2.  @BoltonMaverickoutdoors  That is very correct. Two different things.
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  3. You do know that the government has heavily subsidized fossil fuels for decades and still do? If you want even then stop all subsidies and watch the price of fossil fuels rise.
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  4. When the level has risen by 50% in 7 decades then it is a crisis. You are probably also one of those people who say 1.5 degrees is nothing. Earth is a very complex system and has been in a very delicate balance in the past 10,000 years, which is the bedrock of our entire civilization.
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