{"id":444,"date":"2026-06-15T18:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=444"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:06:01","slug":"dr-hope-thompson-of-the-natural-resources-defense-council-on-rising-homeowners-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=444","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Hope Thompson of the Natural Resources Defense Council on rising homeowner\u2019s insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio>https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ncpolicywatch\/ncnewsline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/News-and-Views-6-14-2024-SegmentThree-HopeThompson.mp3<\/audio><\/div>\n<p>One of the most expensive and worrisome immediate impacts of climate change and the weather disasters it spawns is the fast-rising cost of homeowners insurance. Here in North Carolina and in many parts of the country, these soaring costs are a big contributor to the housing affordability crisis that plagues so many communities.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=442\">A US spying law expires amid distrust of Trump moves on national security<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Newsline learned in a recent conversation with Natural Resources Defense Council climate adaptation expert, Dr. Hope Thompson, there are several practical and affordable regulatory steps that we can take to address the problem \u2013 steps that will both make buildings more resilient and assure the availability of affordable homeowners insurance in the future.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click here to listen to the full interview with Natural Resources Defense Council climate adaptation expert, Dr. Hope Thompson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=440\">Firearms drive majority of veteran suicides, federal data shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Click here to read Dr. Thompson\u2019s latest commentary: Navigating North Carolina\u2019s home insurance affordability crisis\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=438\">Details on removal of nuclear materials from Iran to be worked out as deal to end war nears<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate-related risk is now the primary cause of increasing insurance premiums.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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