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Floods, droughts, storms will cost Canadian economy $139B in next 30 years, report says

This article was originally published by The Canadian Press in CBC on August 29, 2022. Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada’s economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate-based analysis predicts. The report, titled Aquanomics, was published Monday by GHD, a…

Why Climate Change Threatens Your Retirement Savings

The following article was written by Rachel Layne and was published by CBS News on July 15, 2021. As climate change worsens extreme weather events like the record-breaking heat in the Pacific Northwest last month, another concern looms — that the impact on companies from global warming could incinerate people’s retirement savings. Pensions and 401(k) plans are…