Growing Wildfire Risk Leaves States Grappling With How to Keep Insurers From Fleeing May 1, 2024 By Rebecca Boone Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news—their...
Wildfires in Canada’s Oil Sands Region Prompts Evacuation Orders April 23, 2024 By Robert Tuttle Wildfires erupted across Canada’s main oil producing province of Alberta and an evacuation order was issued as the region braces...
World’s Workers Increasingly at Risk as Climate Changes: Int’l Labour Organization April 22, 2024 More than 70% of the global workforce is exposed to risks linked to climate change that cause hundreds of thousands...
Wildfires Are Upending Some of the Safest Bets on Wall Street April 18, 2024 By Mark Chediak and Olivia Raimonde When the Texas Panhandle went up in flames this winter, the news spread fast on Wall Street. An electric utility...
Rupture on TC Energy’s NGTL Gas Pipeline Sparks Wildfire in Alberta April 17, 2024 By Anushree Ashish Mukherjee A section of TC Energy’s NGTL gas pipeline system in Alberta ruptured and caught fire on Tuesday, sparking a wildfire...
‘Zombie Fires’ Smoldering Near Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Canada’s Drillers April 16, 2024 By Robert Tuttle Leftover blazes from last year’s record wildfire season in Canada are threatening to knock out almost 3% of the country’s...
Drought, Heat Raise Risk of Repeat of Canada’s Record-Breaking Wildfires of 2023 April 12, 2024 Canada’s emergency preparedness minister warned Wednesday the country’s wildfire season could be more explosive than last year when it led...
US Wildfires Are Getting Bigger and More Complex, Prompting Changes in Firefighting April 11, 2024 By Ty Oneil It’s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and...
Europe’s Wildfires in 2023 Were Among Worst This Century: Report April 11, 2024 The 2023 wildfire season in the Europe was among the worst this century, according to a European Commission report published...
California Lawmakers Introduce Disaster Resiliency Bill to Aid State’s Insurance Issues April 10, 2024 California representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced the Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024. H.R. 7849...