clairesouch
@clouch.bsky.social
Climate risk finance & insurance, trustee CommunityActionNepal, often heading for the mountains
Absolutely agree! The people I have - and continue to - meet along the way are what’s made this all so interesting and rewarding for the past (v v nearly) 25 years and why I don’t yet want to give any of it up
September 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Absolutely agree! The people I have - and continue to - meet along the way are what’s made this all so interesting and rewarding for the past (v v nearly) 25 years and why I don’t yet want to give any of it up
Yes - can really tell the difference, I always feel things start to look up again from late January onwards
January 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Yes - can really tell the difference, I always feel things start to look up again from late January onwards
Wouldn’t want to be those Guinea pigs - if the xenon blend doesn’t work, taking a heli straight to base camp with no acclimatisation could be v unpleasant, let alone missing out on one of the most glorious trekking experiences in the world from Lukla
January 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wouldn’t want to be those Guinea pigs - if the xenon blend doesn’t work, taking a heli straight to base camp with no acclimatisation could be v unpleasant, let alone missing out on one of the most glorious trekking experiences in the world from Lukla
There’s also lots of factors, the influence (direction/strength) of the wind (wildfire events are wind events) embers, smoke damage, human ignition sources, big influence of neighbouring property characteristics on the risk to your home… would agree wildfire is one of the hardest perils to model
January 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
There’s also lots of factors, the influence (direction/strength) of the wind (wildfire events are wind events) embers, smoke damage, human ignition sources, big influence of neighbouring property characteristics on the risk to your home… would agree wildfire is one of the hardest perils to model
With a GDP of around 3bn Euro, this could be one of the highest ratios ever witnessed. More like an earthquake than a weather event. Absolutely devastating.
December 19, 2024 at 10:18 PM
With a GDP of around 3bn Euro, this could be one of the highest ratios ever witnessed. More like an earthquake than a weather event. Absolutely devastating.
Yes, shows the need for holistic flood management approach- with good forecasts, water in dams can be partially released prior to heavy rains, as recently in Central Europe, where they had been holding water due to the summer drought. Plus “dry dams” apnews.com/article/pola...
Floodwater reservoir becomes Poland's hero for preventing major flooding
Grateful Poles are heaping praise to honor their silent hero that just saved them: a floodwater reservoir that spared the cities of Opole and Wroclaw from imminent flooding that ravaged parts of Centr...
apnews.com
October 3, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Yes, shows the need for holistic flood management approach- with good forecasts, water in dams can be partially released prior to heavy rains, as recently in Central Europe, where they had been holding water due to the summer drought. Plus “dry dams” apnews.com/article/pola...