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Wildfire Smoke Is Even More Dangerous Than Anyone Knew
6 days, 21 hours ago

Wildfire Smoke Is Even More Dangerous Than Anyone Knew

Wired  

This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Here are some of the biggest advancements in scientists’ understanding of wildfire smoke in 2024: New Estimates Predict 125 Million Americans Will Face Unhealthy Air from Wildfires by 2054 Wildfire smoke has erased improvements in air quality in recent years, a trend that is …

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Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen

New York Times  

Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home. Alaska Fla. Hawaii NONRENEWAL RATES, 2023 1 in 200 1 in 100 1 in 50 1 in 25 State rate shown Wash. Maine N.D. Mont. Nev. Utah Colo. Calif. Kan. Okla. Ariz. N.M. Texas Alaska …

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Is this the solution to California’s soaring insurance prices due to wildfire risk?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Is this the solution to California’s soaring insurance prices due to wildfire risk?

LA Times  

In the past several years, homeowners across the state have been either burdened with extremely high insurance premiums or have struggled to find coverage at all. Earlier this month State Farm’s cancellations of 30,000 homeowner policies mostly in high wildfire risk areas, took effect. She is one of the many California homeowners struggling to maintain home insurance as costs increase …

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The images from Maui are devastating. What made these wildfires so damaging?
1 year, 4 months ago

The images from Maui are devastating. What made these wildfires so damaging?

NPR  

The images from Maui are devastating. NPR's Leila Fadel talk to Elizabeth Pickett, co-executive director of Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, about the wildfires in Maui being the deadliest the U.S. has seen in a hundred years. FADEL: A report by the state of Hawaii last year suggested that the risk of wildfire was low or medium. PICKETT: We need major …

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California to require insurance discounts for property owners who reduce wildfire risk
2 years, 2 months ago

California to require insurance discounts for property owners who reduce wildfire risk

LA Times  

Firefighters battle the Coastal fire at Coronado Pointe in Laguna Niguel in May. New rules mandate that insurance companies reward consumers who take wildfire safety and mitigation actions under the state’s Safer From Wildfires framework, the Department of Insurance announced Monday. Under the new rules, insurance companies will have 180 days to submit rate filings that incorporate the wildfire safety …

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Oregon’s wildfire risk map emerges as new climate flashpoint
2 years, 5 months ago

Oregon’s wildfire risk map emerges as new climate flashpoint

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state — labeling nearly 80,000 structures as high-risk — generated so much pushback from angry homeowners that officials abruptly retracted it, saying they had not done enough local outreach before publicizing the ambitious project. The rapid reversal, announced late Thursday, capped …

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Wildfire threat becomes tool to fight home builders
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfire threat becomes tool to fight home builders

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A California court sided with a coalition of environmental …

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US wildfire dangers seen spreading east as climate risks grow
2 years, 7 months ago

US wildfire dangers seen spreading east as climate risks grow

Al Jazeera  

American states face an increasing risk of forest blazes, posing danger to more than 30 million properties ‘no matter where you live’. From New Jersey to Georgia, US states thousands of kilometres from wildfire hotspots in the west face a growing risk from forest blazes as global warming makes “safe havens” increasingly rare, researchers have warned. Wildfires pose at least …

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As US western wildfires ravage property, protection services boom
3 years, 3 months ago

As US western wildfires ravage property, protection services boom

Al Jazeera  

Businesses that provide wildfire risk assessments and home hardening services say demand is rising as US western wildfires grow fiercer. “I was reading about this fire and thinking, ‘Wow, California is burning.’” Fires of such magnitude were indeed seen as exceptional events nearly two decades ago, but the passage of time has intensified nature’s fury. Glessner travels throughout the western …

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Canada announces steps to reduce wildfire risk after heat wave
3 years, 6 months ago

Canada announces steps to reduce wildfire risk after heat wave

Al Jazeera  

Measures come after record temperatures spurred blazes and contributed to hundreds of deaths on country’s west coast. “Unprecedented weather conditions in British Columbia continue to pose a serious threat to public safety and railway operations,” Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra said in the statement. “The Government of Canada remains committed to supporting those affected by the devastating wildfires in British …

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Regulators rebuke PG&E for neglect in reducing wildfire risk
3 years, 8 months ago

Regulators rebuke PG&E for neglect in reducing wildfire risk

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — California regulators are stepping up their oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric after finding that the nation’s largest utility has neglected the maintenance of an electrical grid that has ignited a series of deadly wildfires in Northern California and forced periodic blackouts affecting millions of people. It marks the first step in a process that could …

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Regulators rebuke PG&E for neglect in reducing wildfire risk
3 years, 8 months ago

Regulators rebuke PG&E for neglect in reducing wildfire risk

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It marks the first step in a process that …

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Millions Of Homes Are At Risk Of Wildfires, But It's Rarely Disclosed
4 years, 2 months ago

Millions Of Homes Are At Risk Of Wildfires, But It's Rarely Disclosed

NPR  

Millions Of Homes Are At Risk Of Wildfires, But It's Rarely Disclosed Enlarge this image toggle caption Lauren Sommer/NPR Lauren Sommer/NPR Jennifer Montano watches her two kids' faces as they quietly clamber out of the car in their driveway in Vacaville, Calif. "If we've done it with flood, I don't understand why we wouldn't also want to do it with …

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