claim: Severe storms, floods and agricultural losses may cost a great deal of money, but such extreme weather events—and their resulting costs—are dramatically declining as the Earth modestly warms.
evidences.evidence_id: Effects of global warming on human health:294
evidences.article: Effects of global warming on human health
evidences.evidence: For example, the heat wave that passed through Europe in 2003 cost 13 billion euros in uninsured agriculture losses.
evidences.votes: REFUTES SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Effects of global warming on humans:136
evidences.article: Effects of global warming on humans
evidences.evidence: Increased extreme weather means more water falls on hardened ground unable to absorb it, leading to flash floods instead of a replenishment of soil moisture or groundwater levels.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Flood:92
evidences.article: Flood
evidences.evidence: Economic hardship due to a temporary decline in tourism, rebuilding costs, or food shortages leading to price increases is a common after-effect of severe flooding.
evidences.votes: REFUTES SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Severe weather:189
evidences.article: Severe weather
evidences.evidence: In economic terms, they can cost many billions of dollars: a drought in the United States in 1988 caused over $40 billion in losses, exceeding the economic totals of Hurricane Andrew, the Great Flood of 1993, and the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
evidences.votes: REFUTES SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Weather:96
evidences.article: Weather
evidences.evidence: Climate change caused by human activities that emit greenhouse gases into the air is expected to affect the frequency of extreme weather events such as drought, extreme temperatures, flooding, high winds, and severe storms.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES