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Western Canada Wildfires Prompt Evacuations, Air Quality Warnings

May 13 2024 // The season’s first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of...

Decayed, Broken Utility Pole Caused Largest Wildfire in Texas History: Report

May 13 2024 // LUBBOCK — A decayed utility pole that broke, causing power wires to fall on dry grass in the Texas Panhandle, sparked the state’s largest wildfire in history, a Texas House committee confirmed Wednesday. And other...

Catastrophe Bonds Use Models Underestimating Climate Risks, Investors Say

May 13 2024 // The risk models that helped drive one of the most lucrative bets of 2023 are increasingly being tested by smaller weather shocks fueled by climate change. Catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities, which...

Mexico Is Battling 159 Active Wildfires

May 10 2024 // Mexico is fighting 159 active wildfires across the country amid the year’s second heat wave that has also put the nation’s power grid under stress. Mexico’s national weather service issued an alert that...

Lawyers Handling Lawsuits Over Maui Wildfires to Get Investigation Documents

May 10 2024 // A judge on Friday forced the Hawaii attorney general’s office to turn over to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over last summer’s Maui wildfires all documents, interviews and data collected by the...

Report Using Aerial Imagery Keys in on Hailstorm Risks to Colorado Homes

May 10 2024 // A report looking at 1.2 million homes in Colorado shows risks in the one of the top states for hail-related insurance claims are made worse by the state of some properties. The Arturo used artificial intelligence models...

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