Most estimates suggest that it could cost a few billion dollars a year to scatter enough sulfur particles in the atmosphere to change the weather patterns of the planet.
Ceres, a business sustainability leadership organization, has been researching the effects of climate change and severe weather on the insurance sector.
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Dissenting Commissioner Troy Paredes notes the potential confusion that could result from having firms speculate on the "physical effects of climate change, such as effects on the severity of weather (for example, floods or hurricanes), sea levels, the arability of farmland, and water availability and quality" and harms to their reputation because of the public perception of data relating to its greenhouse gas emissions.
Monti and the EU gratuitously blocked WorldCom's proposed merger with Sprint, a sensible combination that would have helped WorldCom gain the muscle it needs to weather the storms of change battering telecommunications.
As climate change increases the likelihood of extreme weather events, we must be prepared for storms powerful enough to destroy whole communities.
The combined impacts of projected climate change and socio-economic development is set to see the damage costs of extreme weather events continue to increase.
But opposition politicians said the SNP had resorted to blaming the weather instead of their record on climate change.
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"This initiative presents a unique opportunity to simultaneously help mitigate the impact of climate change for those most affected and to strengthen weather networks and systems across the continent, " commented Mr Svanberg.
Apart from the complete contrast in the weather, the most obvious change from Davos is the complete absence of anti-globalisation demonstrators.
The scientists said there was no evidence that the weather changes were a result of Man-made climate change.
With initiative like these, we can build more resilient societies better able to weather the impact of climate change.
The frequency, duration and intensity of extreme weather events are expected to rise with climate change, increasing the need for risk management.
More importantly, some scientists are concerned that the flow of desalinated water into the sea could disrupt the Gulf Stream, which could change weather patterns.
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To the contrary, our analysis shows that, for the extreme hot weather of the recent past, there is virtually no explanation other than climate change.
In a marked change from the brilliant blue of the morning, the weather had turned rough, with bruised skies and choppy swells putting a hold on our kayaking adventure.
Next, Pyle focuses on global warming in New Orleans and how the change in weather patterns may contribute to the dangerous rise of mosquito and termite populations.
This summer, New York's Department of Transportation will begin one of 19 pilot projects funded nationwide by the Federal Highway Administration to rebuild infrastructure to withstand the increasing number of severe weather events expected with climate change.
Scientists are quick to point out that no single storm can be blamed on climate change, but say a warming world raises the odds of extreme weather.
Whether a gigantic storm or series of storms is involved or not, there is going to be a cascade of climatic change accompanied by extraordinary weather violence over the next few years.
Expect both numbers to rise and rise rapidly as weather patterns begin to destabilize under the strain of climate change.
Vettel was forced to pit no less than three times as the weather continued to change, while Lewis Hamilton's hopes of winning on his final race for McLaren were cruelly dashed.
It could change the frequency of the Pacific pattern known as El Nino, a cycle of peculiar weather that affects ocean currents and rainfall across the planet.
Climate change is the natural rule, not the exception, and extreme weather events are part of the deal.
Consider the recent droughts and hurricanes that have swept the United States: Insurance carriers have calculated that weather events are a function of climate change and they are now pricing those risks into policies.
The recent heat wave that has fried much of the country, ruined crops and led to heat-related deaths has again raised the question of whether this and other extreme weather events can be attributed to human-induced climate change.
But they do effectively have to acknowledge that it exists, or face the consequences of liability if they are hurt by bad weather that a litigator can somehow link to climate change.
Climate change has arrived. 2012 is in the books as one of the warmest years on record, and extreme costly weather events are becoming the norm rather than the exception.
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