[ad_1] Sacramento, Calif. — State Farm will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer, the insurance giant said this week, nine months after announcing it wouldn’t issue new home policies in the state. The Illinois-based company, California’s largest insurer, cited soaring costs, the increasing risk of catastrophes like wildfires and … Read more
[ad_1] Hawaii’s economy has suffered between $4 billion and $6 billion in losses after deadly wildfires ripped through several regions of Maui this month. The Lahaina conflagration and Kula wildfires in early August burned between $2.5 and $4 billion worth of insured properties in the state, an estimate from risk-modeling company Moody’s RMS shows. The assessment, released … Read more
[ad_1] With smoke from wildfires in Canada blanketing cities in the northeastern U.S., health officials are urging people to stay indoors, and wear high quality N95 masks outside. But indoor air can be even more polluted than outside air, particularly when smoke particles become trapped in small, confined spaces, as is happening in some homes. … Read more
[ad_1] Millions of Americans face poor air quality advisories as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps across the Northeast, afflicting outdoor workers, commuters and just about anyone who ventures outside Wednesday in affected areas. Although health experts recommend staying indoors, that’s not possible for people whose work requires them to be outdoors, noted Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, … Read more
[ad_1] Millions of Americans face poor air quality advisories as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps across the Northeast, afflicting outdoor workers, commuters and just about anyone who ventures outside Wednesday in affected areas. Although health experts recommend staying indoors, that’s not possible for people whose work requires them to be outdoors, noted Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, … Read more