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British Columbia s enormous effort to speed the partial reopening of Highway 4 on Vancouver Island - closed for upwards of two weeks due to a wildfire - is another illustration of the dramatic costs tied to climate impacts, says an economist.
“The economic disruption and costs associated with already existing climate change is something that we don't often think about enough," says Marc Lee, senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.