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Severe thunderstorms pose growing risk to US energy infrastructure

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Severe thunderstorms are posing an increasing risk to the United States' energy infrastructure and new developments, according to analysis from Verisk. While hurricanes have historically dominated resilience efforts, severe storms now account for a larger portion of modeled global insured catastrophe risk. This shift is driven by a combination of factors, including a warmer atmosphere potentially fostering more intense storms and, significantly, increased development in vulnerable areas, leading to higher insured losses. AI

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