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Insurer warns of global warming catastrophe

From the article:

The world's second-largest reinsurer, Swiss Re, warned on Wednesday that the costs of natural disasters, aggravated by global warming, threatened to spiral out of control, forcing the human race into a catastrophe of its own making.

And:

The report comes as a growing number of policy experts warn that the environment is emerging as the security threat of the 21st century, eclipsing terrorism.

What would really help move this debate along is something like a massive flood in NYC or Washington DC caused by rising ocean levels, or something like that. That might be enough to get everyone's attention...