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| Oct 5, 2026 | Is your home insurance enough to weather a disaster? How to check | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
You might assume you’re covered for repairs after a disaster because you have homeowners insurance. Unfortunately, you could be wrong.
As extreme weather becomes more frequent and destructive, home... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Millions who need flood insurance the most don’t have it as flawed federal program raises prices | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and M.K. WILDEMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — In eastern Kentucky, Libby Honeycutt listened upstairs to the sound of glass breaking below as floodwaters tore apart her house. Twenty-six mi... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Heat Dome Forces Data Centers Onto Diesel as Smoke Grounds Northeast Flights | By Eloise Jones
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| Jul 9, 2026 | Business Reporter: Turning physical risk into financial insight | A case for forward-looking, asset-level risk modelling LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, July 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In an article published on Business Reporter climate risk data and technology company First Street explains why physical clima... |
| Jun 29, 2026 | The AI boom is colliding with a new threat: Severe weather | Extreme heat and severe weather is putting already hot AI data centers under pressure.
Severe weather has become the leading cause of loss in Zurich’s U.S. data center builders’ risk portfolio.
Data center operators are racing to future-pro... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | No maps, no insurance: Michigan floods expose lack of information, preparation in many rural areas | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By TAMMY WEBBER and M.K. WILDEMAN
ONAWAY, Mich. (AP) — Tom and Diane Peterman tried to buy flood insurance when they moved to their retirement home on the shores of Black Lake 14 years ago but were... |
| Jun 21, 2026 | No one wants AI data centers on Earth. Do they make sense in space? | To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo
The successful IPO of Elon Musk’s SpaceX may help bring the questionable idea of AI data centers in space closer to the realm of plausibility.
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| Jun 18, 2026 | Nearly 80% of data center capacity is at elevated risk to climate hazards like flooding and fire, study says | A huge portion, 79%, of all data centers globally are exposed to acute risk from severe, climate-induced weather events.
Over half are in markets exposed to chronic climate stress.
Data centers are typically expected to be in operation for ... |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Rising wildfire risk drives up WA home insurance costs | Wildfire season is upon us and while you’re thinking about cutting back flammable brush from your home, you also need to make sure your checking account can handle the increased cost to insure it.
Insurify, a national insurance broker, esti... |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Californians report unraveling mortgage relief after the fires | In the wake of massive wildfires that destroyed 16,000 structures in Los Angeles County in January, hundreds of banks and mortgage companies agreed to let borrowers delay their monthly payments for 90 days, without demands for full repaymen... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | The Looming Crisis: U.S. Infrastructure Faces Climate Reckoning | America's infrastructure is like an aging ship, weathered and worn, navigating treacherous waters. Built decades ago, it was designed for a climate that has since shifted. Today, it faces an onslaught of challenges from climate change,... |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Climate threat to U.S. infrastructure is accelerating. Here’s what’s most at risk | Most U.S. infrastructure was built decades ago and therefore designed for a climate that no longer exists.
Sectors with the worst grades from the American Society of Civil Engineers include airports, power and telecommunications infrastruct... |
| May 23, 2025 | The Storm Ahead: How Climate Change is Reshaping Insurance and Mortgages | The winds of change are blowing through the insurance and mortgage industries. Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it’s a present reality. As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warns of an above-average hur... |
| May 21, 2025 | Extreme weather and high insurance costs pose foreclosure risk | The rising cost of homeowners’ insurance coupled with the rising regularity of weather-related natural disasters is serving to erode the longstanding barrier between mortgage lenders and loan losses, according to a new report published by F... |
| May 19, 2025 | Need a home mortgage? Here’s how climate change could hit your credit score | Climate-driven foreclosures could result in $1.21 billion in bank losses this year, or 6.7% of all foreclosure credit losses, according to a new report.
If lenders start factoring climate into their underwriting, then a consumer’s credit sc... |
| Mar 17, 2025 | US Real Estate Worth Trillions of Dollars at Risk of Climate related Natural Disasters, Claims Zillow | Listen to this article
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Trillions of dollars’ worth of real estate is at major risk of damage from flood, fire or extreme wind, a new Zillow (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) analysis finds.
Climate risks threaten trillions of do... |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Climate risk could take $1.5 trillion out of U.S. real estate | Recent natural disasters — such as the LA wildfires — show that climate change risks can shift the real estate and mortgage industries on a dime. And these changes could be extremely costly.
According to a new study, climate-induced shifts ... |
| Jan 10, 2025 | The Rising Cost of Safety: California's Insurance Crisis Amid Wildfires | California is a land of extremes. From its sun-soaked beaches to its rugged mountains, the state is a tapestry of beauty and risk. But as wildfires rage through neighborhoods like Pacific Palisades, the delicate balance between affordabilit... |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Pacific Palisades fire may spell an end to cheap homeowners insurance in California | LOS ANGELES: The Pacific Palisades area ravaged by wildfires in Los Angeles is one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in the US, home to Hollywood A-Listers and multimillion-dollar mansions. And ahead of this week's disaster, its ins... |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Pacific Palisades fire may spell an end to cheap homeowners insurance in California | Pacific Palisades fire may spell an end to cheap homeowners insurance in California
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| Jun 10, 2024 | Flooding set to cost U.S. hundreds of billions as risks mount | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Flooding — which has gotten increasingly severe in an era of extreme weather — costs the U.S. economy an estimated $179.8 to $496 billion per year in 2023 dollars, ac... |
| May 10, 2024 | With extreme weather comes extreme insurance premiums for homeowners in disaster-prone states | Keeping homeowners insurance has become an increasingly tough task for millions of Americans, particularly those who live in the growing number of areas around the country prone to natural disasters.
Major insurance companies, including All... |
| May 1, 2024 | Mapped: Georgia's extreme weather and power outages | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Data: Climate Central via U.S. Department of Energy; Note: Major power outages affect at least 50k customers or interrupt service of 300 megawatts or more; Outage events can cross state lines; Map: Ka... |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Climate change will shape Indianapolis homebuying | Data: First Street Foundation; Map: Axios Visuals
The share of Marion County properties with a significant risk of flooding is projected to increase by more than 7% in the next 30 years, according to the nonprofit First Street Foundation.
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| Mar 25, 2024 | Why real estate websites are adding climate change data to home listings | Real estate websites are sharing more climate risk information with home buyers and sellers.
Why it matters: Of roughly 4,600 prospective buyers Zillow surveyed nationwide last spring, over 80% said they considered at least one climate risk... |
| Mar 13, 2024 | See how badly your home could be hit by heat, wind, and bad air over the next 30 years | Real Estate See how badly your home could be hit by heat, wind, and bad air over the next 30 years
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| Mar 13, 2024 | Nearly half of U.S. homes face severe threat from climate change, study finds | Climate change will cause more severe storms in parts of U.S., study says
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Nearly half of all U.S. homes are threatened by extreme weather conditions, according ... |
| Mar 8, 2024 | The SEC and the rise of the climate risk industry | The Securities and Exchange Commission's adoption of climate risk disclosure rules comes as an ecosystem of risk analysis has begun to coalesce across the business and climate sectors.
Why it matters: Companies, nonprofits and agencies... |
| Feb 29, 2024 | The Green New Deal Laid the Groundwork for the IRA | Sign up for Climate on the Ballot, our new weekly newsletter with ideas for reporting on climate and the 2024 elections.
Earlier this month, WNYC’s Brian Lehrer interviewed New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about the Green Ne... |
| Feb 21, 2024 | The Triangle's air-quality could worsen because of climate change | Data: First Street Foundation; Note: Maximum count of days with unhealthy air quality from anywhere within each county; Map: Axios Visuals
Harmful air quality days in Wake County are expected to increase over the next 30 years, Axios Genera... |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Seattle air quality predicted to worsen due to wildfire smoke | Data: First Street Foundation; Note: Maximum count of days with unhealthy air quality from anywhere within each county; Map: Axios Visuals
King County residents are likely to get three full weeks of poor air quality days this year — a trend... |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Arkansas to have some of the best air quality in the country in 2024 | Data: First Street Foundation; Note: Maximum count of days with unhealthy air quality from anywhere within each county; Map: Axios Visuals
Arkansans may see far less deterioration of air quality in 2024 than many other states, per a new rep... |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Air quality will worsen in these Colorado counties over the next 30 years | Data: Data: First Street Foundation; Note: Maximum count of days with unhealthy air quality from anywhere within each county; Map: Axios Visuals
Adams, Boulder, Gilpin, and Grand counties are projected to see more poor air quality days over... |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Climate change reversing gains in air quality across the U.S.: study | Data: First Street Foundation; Note: Maximum count of days with unhealthy air quality from anywhere within each county; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios
After decades of progress in the U.S. toward cleaner air, climate change-related events will ca... |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Yesterday's "ghost" streams are today's problem | Old streams buried or destroyed in the name of development are still haunting Detroit neighborhoods.
Why it matters: These so-called ghost streams and former wetlands are flood risks that aren't well-known — yet they disproportionately... |
| Oct 21, 2023 | As Climate Change Poses Increasing Threats to Homes, the Insurance Bubble is Bursting With It | 12 Mins Read Natural disasters now cost the US insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick up the tab?
By Lois Parshley, Grist
“We’ve got ourselves a little monster out there,” anchorman Jim Cantore warned... |
| Jul 25, 2023 |
Housing markets with flood and wildfire risk are booming | U.S. counties most prone to flooding saw 384,000 more people move into them than out of them over the past two years, a 103% increase during that time. Similar trends are being observed in areas prone to wildfires and excessive heat as home... |
| Jul 3, 2023 | These cities are having drone shows instead of fireworks displays for Fourth of July celebrations | Some cities across the U.S. are opting for drone shows instead of fireworks this year to celebrate the Fourth of July, citing the impact traditional pyrotechnics have on the environment.
Salt Lake City and Boulder have joined cities like La... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | As storms track further inland, they’ll cause more wind damage in RI. Here’s where. | PROVIDENCE — Millions more homes and businesses along the eastern half of the country will be threatened by wind damage in the coming decades as hurricanes track farther north and inland, according to new research released Monday.
They incl... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Get ready for blackouts from London to LA, as the global energy crisis overwhelms grids and sends energy prices skyrocketing | Part of Manhattan without power, seen from East River Houses. Jonathan Percy/EyeEm/Getty Images
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Climate change and soaring energy prices could make widespread blackouts more common, even in wealthy nations.
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| May 16, 2022 | Tens of Millions of U.S. Properties Face Wildfire Risk, New Study Says | Almost 80 million U.S. residential and commercial properties face some risk of wildfire damage in the next 30 years, according to a nonprofit research firm that released its own wildfire risk model Monday.
The model from nonprofit First Str... |
| May 16, 2022 | Wildfires are a growing risk for homeowners. Here are the states most in danger. | Americans facing the toughest housing market in years aren't just facing high property prices and rising mortgage rates — they're also grappling with the risk of natural disasters, such as floods, tornadoes and, increasingly, wild... |
| Dec 13, 2021 | US businesses to face billions more in costs next year due to flooding | More On: floods
Appeals judge temporarily blocks NYC anti-flood project NYC’s partially halted anti-flood plan can move forward: appeals court Man runs for his life as ‘red sea’ tidal wave crashes through his home At lest 17 people missing ... |
| Dec 13, 2021 | US businesses to face billions more in costs next year due to flooding | More On: floods
Feds giving NYC $187M in new aid over deadly Ida flooding 500,000 people on flood alert as rain lashes Sydney Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in over a decade Major floods swamp Australia’s east coast, claiming 7 ... |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Black Knight : Preparing for the Potential Tide – or Tsunami – of Changes in Flood Zone Determinations | Recently a client asked me about Black Knight teaming up with ServiceLink to deliver Flood Zone Determinations. The client was surprised when I said that the digital integration between these flood services and loan origination systems was ... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Pointers On Preparing For Power Outages | (NAPS)—More Americans suffered extended power outages in 2020 than any year since Superstorm Sandy struck the New York area in 2012, according to Generac, owners of Power Outage Central, a real-time outage tracking service that monitors out... |
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Will 55+ Cohort Seek Future-Proof Retirement Relocation Choices? | One of residential real estate’s tried and true narratives is that people quickly, almost reflexively, predictably forget.
That truism has reliably held true, and will continue to do so. Until it doesn’t.
Natural hazards, in particular. How... |
| From Afterthought to Dealbreaker: Why Home Insurance is Now Key to Sales | Home insurance, once little more than an afterthought for buyers in new construction communities, has become an issue that can upend deals, sometimes at the worst time – as they approach closing.
What’s causing the insurance challenge? Infl... |
| Miami's tech boom is in trouble — but if it moves quickly, the city can still become a tropical Silicon Valley | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
The music is always too loud in Miami, but tech workers seem to love it anyway.
As the tech industry fanned out across the US over the past... |
| Billions in federal infrastructure spending could be wasted due to outdated government rainfall models | Billions of dollars in federal funding from the Biden administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act could be wasted because state highway and bridge projects are using an outdated government precipitation model to determine future... |
| A flood insurance quirk makes basements a bad place to keep your stuff | Homeowners and renters insurance don’t cover flood risk. That requires a separate flood insurance policy.
Most U.S. residents have flood insurance through FEMA’s federal National Flood Insurance Program.
NFIP policies generally exclude pers... |
| Mortgage giant Fannie Mae tackles climate risk, but changes to underwriting may take several years | Global warming has already caused irreversible damage to the earth’s ecosystems and communities, according to a critical report just issued from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The damage is extending to the U.... |
| Every home in America now has a wildfire threat score, and some areas see a 200% jump in risk | Wildfire risk is increasing, likely due to global warming, and its destruction is becoming ever more expensive.
New technology from a Brooklyn-based nonprofit, First Street Foundation, is mapping the threat with house-by-house specificity.
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| More than 100 million Americans will be exposed to extreme heat by 2053, mostly in the South and Midwest | Next year, about 50 U.S. counties, which are home to more than 8 million residents, are expected to experience heat index temperatures above 125 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a new model released on Monday by First Street Foundation.
Tex... |
| Climate Crisis Weekly: Plastic Free July — here’s how to do it | The Plastic Free Foundation launched Plastic Free July in 2011. Here’s how you can make a difference permanently.
Think you’re not in a flood zone? Double check with this comprehensive new data website.
Three things we can do to improve res... |
| As climate change threatens more homes, some properties are getting too costly to insure | As climate change threatens the U.S. with more natural disasters, it’s becoming increasingly costly for Americans to insure their homes, experts say.
Homeowners insurance premiums rose by 12.1% nationwide, compared to one year ago, but surg... |
| First Street | “First Street Foundation is defining America's risk by leveraging its peer-reviewed research to create the most comprehensive climate risk data available.” |
| Buyer angst puts home insurance at the center of the purchase | In today’s market, the buyer standing in your model home isn’t just asking, “Can I afford this?”
They’re questioning: “Will anyone insure it – and how will that affect my payment and resale?”
In a cycle where climate risk, hidden ownership ... |
| Mark Cuban: This will ‘be the No. 1 housing affordability issue’ in the U.S.—Florida especially will have ‘huge problems’ | If you’ve been in the market for a house over the past few years, you’ve likely kept an eye on interest rates — and for good reason. A few points one way or the other on your mortgage rate can translate to a difference of tens of thousands ... |
| US wildfire dangers seen spreading east as climate risks grow | From New Jersey to Georgia, US states thousands of kilometres from wildfire hotspots in the west face a growing risk from forest blazes as global warming makes “safe havens” increasingly rare, researchers have warned.
Wildfires pose at leas... |
