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‘Nothing’s predictable’: Extreme weather is ruining farmers’ crops, and their finances
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story is the last in a four-part Grist series examining how climate change is destabilizing the global insurance market. It is published in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. When David Marchant looked at the weather forecast in early July, he had […]
In wildfire-prone areas, homeowners are learning they’re uninsurable
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story is the third in a four-part Grist series examining how climate change is destabilizing the global insurance market. It is published in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. It wasn’t the first summer Justin Guay went outside and choked on smoke. […]
What happens when America’s flood insurance market goes underwater?
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story is the second in a four-part Grist series examining how climate change is destabilizing the global insurance market. It is published in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. For millennia, the South has been shaped by its water. The […]
As climate risks mount, the insurance safety net is collapsing
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly climate newsletter here. This story is the first in a four-part Grist series examining how climate change is destabilizing the global insurance market. It is published in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. “We’ve got ourselves a little monster out there,” anchorman […]