Why misinformation spreads during climate disasters, and how to stop it
In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we hear ideas about why misinformation spreads during climate disasters ...
Climate disasters lead to billions in insurance losses. Could they trigger a financial crisis?
In addition to causing widespread destruction, climate disasters are battering insurance companies. As premiums rise and some ...
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Climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, intense: Study
The team used observations of past weather and computer simulations that compared what happened this month to a what-if world ...
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LA wildfires put climate, risk management in focus for banks
The WWA study, which analyzed the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index, found climate change created conditions that made a wildfire 35% more likely to occur. "Climate change increased the risk of the ...
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"The most affordable home Is the one you don’t have to rebuild": Report on housing risks
A new report from the Canadian Climate Institute warns that building homes in areas vulnerable to wildfires and flooding ...
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Canada invests $72 million in satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires
Canada is investing $72 million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country, ...
Building new homes in the path of floods and wildfires could cost billions, threaten affordability: report
According to new research published by the Canadian Climate Institute , building new homes in areas at a high risk of flood or wildfire could force governments, insurers, and homeowners to spend up to ...
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UCLA Law hosts climate change, public policy panel with former Canadian minister
A former Canadian cabinet minister told climate ... hosted Catherine McKenna – who was minister of environment and climate change in Canada – at the event. Former chair of the California ...
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Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
Mike Flannigan, a Canadian fire scientist ... climate change affected the Santa Ana winds. Craig Clements, a climate scientist and director of wildfire study at San Jose State University, said ...