What happens when climate change comes knocking at your front door? : The Indicator from Planet Money - NPR
What happens when climate change comes knocking at your front door? : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
Hazard maps: The curse of knowledge
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What happens when small town politics collide with the climate crisis? And how do hazard maps—maps that show which homes in your neighborhood are at risk of getting destroyed or damaged by a natural disaster—come into play?
On today's episode, how some people—from Indiana to Oregon to Alaska—are facing some very real concerns about insurance and the ability to sell their houses.
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Profiting off greater risk: The reinsurance game ( Apple/ Spotify)
When insurers can't get insurance ( Apple/ Spotify)
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