Oil Companies Should Pay For Hurricane Damage

By Douglas McIntyre  •  October 29, 2025

Global warming makes hurricanes more violent by raising the temperature of the Atlantic surface waters. Fossil fuels cause climate change. Large oil companies produce fossil fuels. Should they pay for the damages from hurricanes? At least some people are arguing for that. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of Climatecrisis247, explains. More video: World’s massive oil supply grows.

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