Tag: climate proofing

From Floods to Fires: How Climate Change is Transforming the Real Estate Landscape

Ester Adams
housing crisis due to flooding, hurricanes, and wildfires and how its effecting insurance

The Ripple Effect of Climate Change on the Real Estate Market Climate change, once a distant concern, is now an imminent reality affecting various sectors of the economy, with the real estate market feeling its profound impact. From surging insurance rates to potential market crashes, the cascading effects of extreme weather events are reshaping how we buy and sell homes. Record-Breaking Weather Events In the previous year, the United States witnessed 28 confirmed billion-dollar weather events, marking the highest number since records began in 1980. These events, fueled by climate…

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Climate change threatens insurance industry

S.Vagus
Natural Disaster damage insurance trends

Climate change may be a significant problem that cannot be ignored Natural disasters are nothing new to the world. Countries have been battered by floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other catastrophes since before they were officially countries. In the world of business, few industries are so well acquainted with natural disasters as the insurance industry. The industry, as a whole, is well versed in the monitoring of weather patterns and has been able to accurately predict the impact an effects of several natural disasters around the world. According to…

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