Monthly Archives: October, 2024

‘Danger in my back yard’: residents in a wildfire-prone California town eye more Yosemite tourism with unease | California

Kathleen Armstrong saw the smoke curling above the tree-covered horizon and turned on her scanner with bated breath. Mariposa was on fire again. It was the Fourth of July, a high-risk time in the California mountain town near...

Data is key to navigate severe climate events Capco

Digital Insurance spoke with Behzad Salehoun, Canada insurance lead at Capco, about how insurers are navigating severe and frequent weather events with advanced data techniques and climate science. Salehoun supports insurance companies in business-led tech transformations.Responses have been...

Drivers risk fines, car insurance chaos and ‘prison time’ for carrying fireworks this week

Drivers could be slapped with a £300 fine and licence points for carrying fireworks this bonfire season, with Britons also risking having their insurance invalidated.These lesser-known rules come to light as experts share crucial information ahead of the...

California wildfires are spreading faster, endangering more people

Just from what they’ve experienced over the years, California residents may suspect that wildfires have gotten more extreme amid a warmer and more drought-prone climate.A new paper in the journal Science puts that sentiment to the test,...
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