“Some time this century the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all natural forces. Then, the insurance industry and the courts will no longer be able to talk of Acts of God, because even the most unreasonable of us could have foreseen the consequences. Instead, the judiciary will be faced with apportioning guilt and responsibility for human actions resulting from the new climate.”
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