(KWQC) - A group of Iowa scientists found climate change is hitting people’s pockets through rising insurance costs.

The researchers found insurance prices are going up, and in some cases, insurance companies are leaving the state altogether.

Dr. Chad Hart, an economics professor at Iowa State University, said large-scale weather events in recent years, like Derecho storms and flooding, are driving those changes.

“We are seeing larger climate events happen here, and they’re creating not only economic damage, but the idea is that because of that, we’ve seen our insurance rates increase, and in some cases, we’ve seen some insurers leave the state. As far as no longer offering coverage,” Hart said.

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