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Wildfires, Climate Change, Risk, and Insurance

25mar4:30 pm6:00 pmWildfires, Climate Change, Risk, and Insurance

Location

Gross Hall 330

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Time

March 25, 2025 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Event Details

The destruction wrought by the January, 2025 Los Angeles wildfires is estimated to cost at least $250 billion, with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people afftected. Two months on, what lessons can be taken? How can this disaster be put into context where climate change will make these events more regular and likely? Please join us for a discussion featuring a panel of experts on wildfires, insurance, and disasters. Multiple themes will be discussed, including:

  • wildfire risk, under both climate change and at the wildland urban interface (WUI)
  •  insurance, finance, and risk in this new environment
  • disaster preparedness/resilience, response, and recovery

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