According to io9, a recent survey shows that two-thirds of Americans believe climate change is already making life more expensive. And they're right. Extreme weather drives up insurance premiums, disrupts supply chains that increase food prices, and spikes energy bills during heat waves. Scientists and economists now confirm what many households are experiencing: the economic burden of climate impacts isn't coming in some distant future—it's here, now, and hitting their wallets.

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