A report released by Rebuild by Design, an initiative of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University, has tracked how fires, floods, emergency room visits, and insurance premium increases have accelerated as the world’s climate has warmed. Massachusetts has certainly seen its share of these climate impacts.
Bristol and Suffolk counties, including Boston, were hit hardest with eight declared disasters each.
According to the Boston Globe, from 2011 to 2024, Massachusetts has endured 11 federally declared significant disasters costing taxpayers more than $541 million. Among them, flooding was the most common and costly form…