Scott St. George
@scottstgeorge.paleohydrology.com
Head of Weather & Climate Research at WTW, a global insurance advisory firm headquartered in London.
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow | Geological Survey of Canada alum | Formerly Associate Prof at University of Minnesota | Made in 🇨🇦 | Based in MSP
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow | Geological Survey of Canada alum | Formerly Associate Prof at University of Minnesota | Made in 🇨🇦 | Based in MSP
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Fire risk: "Why would the federal government go into the business of subsidizing living in areas that insurers don’t want to insure and reinsurers don’t want to cover?", asks @scrawford.bsky.social
Nevada just let property insurers exclude wildfire coverage. Homeowners won’t realize until it’s too late that fire isn't covered. Expect shock, underinsurance, and scrambling for expensive new policies. Plus: pressure for a federal wildfire safety net. open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...
What happens if property insurers are allowed to exclude wildfires from coverage?
“Are we just going to turn everybody loose and let the fires burn our houses down?” Nevada just did — and others may follow.
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Fire risk: "Why would the federal government go into the business of subsidizing living in areas that insurers don’t want to insure and reinsurers don’t want to cover?", asks @scrawford.bsky.social
if some tech bro would conjure up an AI that answers angry phone calls from elderly parents with dementia, I would sign up for that in less than a heartbeat.
October 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
if some tech bro would conjure up an AI that answers angry phone calls from elderly parents with dementia, I would sign up for that in less than a heartbeat.
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The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
Generative AI is a societal disaster
Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society
disconnect.blog
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
I know he doesn’t like wearing his rain jacket, but I tell him, he looks good in it.
October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I know he doesn’t like wearing his rain jacket, but I tell him, he looks good in it.
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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I am teaching a course on ancient trees and tree rings at the NY Botanical Garden on Sunday, October 26th and Sunday, November 2nd.
We will learn about past environments, the amazing lives of trees, and what old trees tend to look like.
Sign up at this link: www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/ses...
We will learn about past environments, the amazing lives of trees, and what old trees tend to look like.
Sign up at this link: www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/ses...
October 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I am teaching a course on ancient trees and tree rings at the NY Botanical Garden on Sunday, October 26th and Sunday, November 2nd.
We will learn about past environments, the amazing lives of trees, and what old trees tend to look like.
Sign up at this link: www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/ses...
We will learn about past environments, the amazing lives of trees, and what old trees tend to look like.
Sign up at this link: www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/ses...
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Thoughtful essay
“we are in danger of forgetting the greatest untapped resource on any college campus — the professors. We are surrounded by human experts, yet we are being encouraged to take our questions to robots”
“we are in danger of forgetting the greatest untapped resource on any college campus — the professors. We are surrounded by human experts, yet we are being encouraged to take our questions to robots”
AI ate my homework: My experience with the University’s AI toolkit
I don’t understand AI enough to properly dislike it. And I’m curious as to why the University is pushing this tool so much if it inherently devalues learning. So I immersed myself in artificial intell...
www.michigandaily.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thoughtful essay
“we are in danger of forgetting the greatest untapped resource on any college campus — the professors. We are surrounded by human experts, yet we are being encouraged to take our questions to robots”
“we are in danger of forgetting the greatest untapped resource on any college campus — the professors. We are surrounded by human experts, yet we are being encouraged to take our questions to robots”
I know fortunes can change quickly but maybe… juuuuuust maybe, you two should not have so quickly and completely dismissed the Blue Jays chances against the mighty Yankees? @joeposnanski.com @kentremendous.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I know fortunes can change quickly but maybe… juuuuuust maybe, you two should not have so quickly and completely dismissed the Blue Jays chances against the mighty Yankees? @joeposnanski.com @kentremendous.bsky.social
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Betteridge's law at work "Do Climate Models Support Claims of Volcanic Global Catastrophes?" agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Do Climate Models Support Claims of Volcanic Global Catastrophes?
The cooling response to large historical eruptions varies widely across current models, yet is persistently stronger than tree rings imply
Inconsistent cooling hinders modeling of post-eruption p...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Betteridge's law at work "Do Climate Models Support Claims of Volcanic Global Catastrophes?" agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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When the world's biggest insurer says climate change has pushed traditional home insurance to its limits, it's already too late to start preparing. And we are in no way ready for a post-insurance world.
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Home Insurance as You Know It Is Doomed. You’re Not Ready.
The remedies for homeowners so far aren’t preparing them for a financially stable existence as the risk of disaster increases.
www.bloomberg.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
When the world's biggest insurer says climate change has pushed traditional home insurance to its limits, it's already too late to start preparing. And we are in no way ready for a post-insurance world.
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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New paper out today in GRL: Drying of the Panama Canal in a Warming Climate (shorturl.at/TJ3aj)
Main finding: Low water levels in Gatun Lake (main reservoir for Panama Canal) become more frequent and severe in a warming climate, particularly under higher emissions pathways
Main finding: Low water levels in Gatun Lake (main reservoir for Panama Canal) become more frequent and severe in a warming climate, particularly under higher emissions pathways
September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New paper out today in GRL: Drying of the Panama Canal in a Warming Climate (shorturl.at/TJ3aj)
Main finding: Low water levels in Gatun Lake (main reservoir for Panama Canal) become more frequent and severe in a warming climate, particularly under higher emissions pathways
Main finding: Low water levels in Gatun Lake (main reservoir for Panama Canal) become more frequent and severe in a warming climate, particularly under higher emissions pathways
Yet another Nat Cat job? Actually, we're searching for TWO experts, specialized in tropical cyclones or earthquakes. US or UK, remote work definitely an option. Great job for an ECR physical scientist looking to join the insurance/reinsurance industry! eedu.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Natural Catastrophe Analyst - Earthquake/Hurricane Specialist
An exciting opportunity to join an established research network team at Willis (a WTW business), helping clients understand and manage risk while shaping the Willis “view of risk.” Using your scientif...
eedu.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Yet another Nat Cat job? Actually, we're searching for TWO experts, specialized in tropical cyclones or earthquakes. US or UK, remote work definitely an option. Great job for an ECR physical scientist looking to join the insurance/reinsurance industry! eedu.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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This is a beautifully complex piece by Canadian journalist Katie Engelhart in the New York Times Magazine about children’s author Robert Munsch as he struggles with aging and illness. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
The Beloved Children’s Author Whose Stories Are Slipping Away
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is a beautifully complex piece by Canadian journalist Katie Engelhart in the New York Times Magazine about children’s author Robert Munsch as he struggles with aging and illness. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Are you a cool person who cannot stop talking about natural catastrophes? Do you want to help the insurance industry understand the latest hurricane, wildfire, or hailstorm headed their way?
Then click the link for our new Head of Event Response job! careers.wtwco.com/jobs/head-of...
Then click the link for our new Head of Event Response job! careers.wtwco.com/jobs/head-of...
Head of Event Response - United States - Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Seattle, Washington, United States - Tempe, Arizona, United States - Los Angeles, California, United States - Chicago, I...
Description
The Role
Strategy and Leadership
Design and implement a best-in-class event response framework tailored to re/insurance client needs
Serve as the face of Willis / Willis Re’s catastrop...
careers.wtwco.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Are you a cool person who cannot stop talking about natural catastrophes? Do you want to help the insurance industry understand the latest hurricane, wildfire, or hailstorm headed their way?
Then click the link for our new Head of Event Response job! careers.wtwco.com/jobs/head-of...
Then click the link for our new Head of Event Response job! careers.wtwco.com/jobs/head-of...
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Apropos of nothing, I offer an unsolicited academic writing tip. Sentences that begin with some form of "Fig. X shows so-and-so..." are usually unnecessary, as they often just regurgitate what should be in the figure caption. Instead, *interpret* the figures in the text with appropriate references.
September 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Apropos of nothing, I offer an unsolicited academic writing tip. Sentences that begin with some form of "Fig. X shows so-and-so..." are usually unnecessary, as they often just regurgitate what should be in the figure caption. Instead, *interpret* the figures in the text with appropriate references.
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Top hurricane expert Kerry Emanuel on the DOE scam climate report:
“The DOE is presenting a distorted view of the science of climate effects on extreme weather that is bound to mislead the public.”
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
“The DOE is presenting a distorted view of the science of climate effects on extreme weather that is bound to mislead the public.”
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
RealClimate: Critique of Chapter 6 “Extreme Weather” in the DOE review
RealClimate: Guest commentary by Kerry Emanuel Executive Summary Chapter 6 of the draft DOE report examines whether global warming exacerbates extreme weather. It rightly notes that because events suc...
www.realclimate.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Top hurricane expert Kerry Emanuel on the DOE scam climate report:
“The DOE is presenting a distorted view of the science of climate effects on extreme weather that is bound to mislead the public.”
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
“The DOE is presenting a distorted view of the science of climate effects on extreme weather that is bound to mislead the public.”
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
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More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
n.pr
September 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
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The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.
DOEresponseSite
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding...
sites.google.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.
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The Gulf stream is mostly a wind driven current, which isn't going anywhere, though it does get some thermohaline components. It is a fallacy that it "keeps Europe habitable." Even the latest extreme hosing experiment (which assumed complete shutdown
August 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Gulf stream is mostly a wind driven current, which isn't going anywhere, though it does get some thermohaline components. It is a fallacy that it "keeps Europe habitable." Even the latest extreme hosing experiment (which assumed complete shutdown
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🚨 New paper alert! Josephine Wolff & I argue that efforts to regulate AI safety through liability and insurance are likely to fail—just as they largely did with cybersecurity. Download The Limits of Regulating AI Safety Through Liability & Insurance: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Limits of Regulating AI Safety Through Liability and Insurance: Lessons From Cybersecurity
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems become increasingly embedded in decision-making, design, and development across public and private sectors, proposals to
papers.ssrn.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🚨 New paper alert! Josephine Wolff & I argue that efforts to regulate AI safety through liability and insurance are likely to fail—just as they largely did with cybersecurity. Download The Limits of Regulating AI Safety Through Liability & Insurance: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The shooter at Annunciation Catholic School used an assault weapon to fire dozens of rounds through the stained glass windows of the school’s church—killing two children and wounding 17 others, including 14 children.
August 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The shooter at Annunciation Catholic School used an assault weapon to fire dozens of rounds through the stained glass windows of the school’s church—killing two children and wounding 17 others, including 14 children.
This motto, which was reviled way back for its first iteration, actually turned out to be spot on a decade or two later. We had a great visit back home with my mom - the Forks, Rainbow Stage, the Zoo were all fun, with friendly Manitobans at all our stops.
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This motto, which was reviled way back for its first iteration, actually turned out to be spot on a decade or two later. We had a great visit back home with my mom - the Forks, Rainbow Stage, the Zoo were all fun, with friendly Manitobans at all our stops.
