U.S. Crop Insurance Payouts Rise Sharply As Climate Change Worsens Droughts, Floods

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Insurance payments to U.S. farmers for crops lost to droughts and flooding have risen more than threefold over the past 25 years, according to an analysis of federal data by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released on Thursday. The report reinforces concerns that insuring the nation’s crops will get more expensive for insurance companies, farmers… Continue reading U.S. Crop Insurance Payouts Rise Sharply As Climate Change Worsens Droughts, Floods