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The majority (81 percent) of U.S. adults have incurred costs in the last 10 years due to extreme weather, or paid higher energy bills due to summer 2023’s extreme heat, according to a new Bankrate survey. Specifically, 57 percent of U.S. adults say they have incurred costs due to an extreme weather event over the last 10 years. Over the past brutally hot summer alone, 53 percent say higher than usual electricity bills strained their finances this summer.

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    Survey: 81% of Americans say higher energy costs or extreme weather have impacted their wallets

    Survey: 81% of Americans say higher energy costs or extreme weather have impacted their wallets

    Summer 2023 was a season of weather extremes: record-breaking heat across the South, flooding in Vermont and New York and powerful hurricanes on the …

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