# Why Would Insurers Tell Untruths About Global Warming?

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**Created:** [March 6, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-insurers-tell-untruths-about-global-warming/614928 "2012-03-06T13:45:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 7, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-insurers-tell-untruths-about-global-warming/614928/47 "2012-03-07T22:59:31Z")

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> [@Michael63129](#):
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> Obviously, as for other extreme weather events, they will follow the science, which is increasingly linking recent cold/snowy winters across much of the Northern Hemisphere to record Arctic sea ice loss (for this winter,

So you are saying that with increasing atmospheric CO2 levels, we can expect colder and snowier winters in the Northern Hemisphere and therefore more and bigger claims for damage resulting from snow, ice, and cold?

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> I myself follow weather/climate news and am always seeing headlines like “all-time record…”, “unprecedented”, “worst ever”

Can you give me 3 examples of this from the past year or two? TIA

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