Oct. 15, 2019: Climate Change Insurance; California's Homeless Crisis

Last year, insurance payouts caused by climate-related events totaled $2.4 trillion worldwide. The Economist reporter Matthieu Favas recently wrote about the issue and joins host Robin Young to discuss. Also, a quarter of the nation's homeless population is in California, with many cities struggling to deal with the problem. The city of Bakersfield has seen a 50% increase in homelessness in the last year. Host Tonya Mosley has the report. That and more, in hour two of Here & Now's October 15, 2019 full broadcast. You can read and hear more at hereandnow.org, follow us on Twitter and join the conversation on Facebook.