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Post date: Dec 12, 2017 4:57:26 PM
To Test for Climate Disasters: Break, Burn, and Throw Stuff
A team of researchers is destroying things —with wind, water and fire — to help insurers
manage the increasing risks of extreme weather.
DEC. 11, 2017
WEST GLOCESTER, R.I. — In the backwoods of Rhode Island, a team of researchers spends whole days trying to destroy things: setting boxes on fire, shattering chunks of ice, hurling debris through the air at hurricane speed.
Climate Change Is Complex. We’ve Got Answers to Your Questions.
By JUSTIN GILLIS Illustrations by JON HAN.
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