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Berkshire-Owned Utility’s Wildfire Lawsuits Head to Oregon Supreme Court
Nov 3 2026 // The Oregon Supreme Court will on Tuesday review a verdict that could expose Berkshire Hathaway’s PacifiCorp utility to tens of billions of dollars of potential damages over its role in four Oregon wildfires in...
Viewpoint: Pricing Wildfire Risk Is Not the Same as Reducing It
Nov 2 2026 // Driven by powerful winds, three wildfires burned rapidly through neighborhoods in Spokane, Wash. Crossing natural and constructed boundaries, the fires damaged or destroyed nearly 1,000 buildings, leaving families homeless...
LA Wildfire Smoke Exposed 7 Million to Dangerous Toxic Metals
Oct 29 2026 // A catastrophic 2025 Los Angeles firestorm exposed some 7 million people to high levels of airborne lead and other toxic metals released from burning homes and vehicles, according to a new study. Scientists for the first...
Taiwan Shuts $5 Trillion Stock Market as Typhoon Nears
Oct 23 2026 // Taiwan shut its $5 trillion stock market, schools and offices on Friday as Typhoon Champi barreled toward the island, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds that disrupted flights. Champi was packing top sustained winds of...
Taiwan Halts Stock Trade, Shuts Schools as Typhoon Champi Nears
Oct 22 2026 // Taiwan will suspend trading on its stock exchange and shut schools in most areas on Friday as Typhoon Champi approaches the island, disrupting flights and threatening heavy rainfall. Champi is currently 713 kilometers (443...
China’s Natural Disaster Losses Hit $30 Billion in First Nine Months of 2026
Oct 22 2026 // China recorded 199.36 billion yuan ($29.9 billion) in direct losses from natural disasters in the first nine months of 2026, mainly driven by severe typhoons, flooding and landslides, its Ministry of Emergency Management...
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