As Climate Change Makes Hail More Destructive, Illinois Residents Pay the Price

As climate change makes hail more destructive, Illinois residents pay the price

For 40 days this summer, Illinois atmospheric scientist Victor Gensini and roughly 100 other specialists and students traveled the Great Plains chasing storms. More specifically, they investigated severe convective storms, the weather events that cause tornadoes and thunderheads. But their true quarry was something more elusive: hail.“It’s just an underappreciated peril that causes billions of dollars in loss every year,” said Gensini, based at …

As Climate Change Makes Hail More Destructive, Illinois Residents Pay the Price - Inside Climate News

Insurers are raising rates. State officials are pressing back. And scientists say that researching this “underappreciated peril” is critical.

What the Hail? Climate Ramping Up Insurance Damages

NPR: The cost of homeowners insurance is soaring in states where large outbreaks of tornadoes are becoming more common. But it’s hail — not tornadoes — that are the biggest concern for insurers in the middle of the country, according to industry experts and analysts. Insurance companies have been raising their rates as the cost of extreme … Continue reading "What the Hail? Climate Ramping Up Insurance Damages"