Priscilla Cole
priscole.bsky.social
Priscilla Cole
@priscole.bsky.social
risk | natural disaster | data | climate | insurance | policy

Horse of many colors: scientist, analyst, engineer, conference organizer, policy writer, geospatial wizard, community builder, entrepreneur - https://www.geospatialrisk.com/
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The insurance industry will be the hero that finally spurs collective action that is significant enough to reverse the climate crisis.

We’re all the slowly boiling frog, until insurance says we can’t buy a home in much of the country. Only then will we treat this like the climate emergency it is :/
Today on Volts: the insurance industry is the canary in the climate change coal mine. Now prices are rising, insurers are pulling out of whole states, & state budgets are straining to make up the difference. I talk with @kategordon.bsky.social about the whole mess.
www.volts.wtf/p/climate-ch...
Climate change and insurance: a growing fustercluck
Climate change is breaking the insurance market, and state governments can't afford to pick up the pieces
www.volts.wtf
December 4, 2024 at 6:50 PM
In of my old papers, I opened with this Machiavelli quote. This very much encapsulates my obsession and professional pursuits. Andrew shook me, but Hurricane Katrina caught me forever.

#flood #NaturalDisaster #Hurricane #climate #risk #GeospatialRiskSummit
December 4, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Reposted by Priscilla Cole
Why have Americans been moving closer to climate risk?

Inflows of people from low to high #climaterisk areas have doubled since pandemic

40% of US population now live in coastal counties prone to hurricanes

Net migration to high wildfire risk areas up 146% since 2020

www.ft.com/content/08d7...
Why have Americans been moving closer to climate risk?
Pandemic-era migration has doubled the number of people in areas most vulnerable to extreme weather events
www.ft.com
October 14, 2024 at 5:26 PM