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Nicole Engels Joins ClimateCheck as Chief Growth Officer
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Tess Townsend | Sep 19, 2023
ClimateCheck is pleased to announce “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Nicole Engels to our team as Chief Growth O...
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How wildfire smoke can damage property, pose risk for real estate investors
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Alexandra Jones, Contributing Writer | Sep 13, 2023
Where there’s fire, there’s smoke. As climate change drives more frequent and intense wildfires, more people and propert...
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How ClimateCheck and FEMA flood maps compare: Understanding flood risk
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Alexandra Jones, Contributing Writer | Sep 06, 2023
As hurricanes, tropical storms, heavy rains, and even heavy snowfall become more intense due to climate change, flooding...
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Climate Change & Tropical Storm Hilary: Insights from ClimateCheck Advisor Daniel Swain
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ClimateCheck | Aug 22, 2023
Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in Southern California this week, causing California is no stranger to flooding and...
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Understanding Wet-Bulb Temperature: The Risks of High Wet-Bulb Temperatures Explained
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Alexandra Jones, Contributing Writer | Aug 17, 2023
Global temperatures The temperature we typically see in “Drier air can absorb water faster, so lower humidity means lo...
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How climate change impacts local economies, government bond ratings: Q&A with Savannah Cox
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Tess Townsend | Aug 10, 2023
Climate risk is financial risk. The town of Paradise, California and its bondholders know this well. In 2018, Paradise e...
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How drought can damage property and pose risk for real estate investors
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Alexandra Jones, Contributing Writer | Aug 01, 2023
Property owners are familiar with the hazards of weather events like floods or storms, but the potential impact of a sev...
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Tulane University's Jesse M. Keenan Joins ClimateCheck as Advisor
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ClimateCheck | Jul 21, 2023
Tulane University Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning Jesse M. Keenan, a globall...
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How extreme heat can damage property and pose risk for real estate investors
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Alexandra Jones, Contributing Writer | Jul 11, 2023
As extreme weather events linked to climate change become more frequent, real estate investors must consider more than m...
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Fireworks & campfires: Understanding fire weather, ignition during summer wildfire season
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Tess Townsend | Jun 29, 2023
Climate change contributes to greater frequency, intensity, and severity of Every fire starts with a source of ignition...
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FAQ: What is ClimateCheck’s data methodology? How we analyze physical climate risk
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Max Stiefel | Jun 20, 2023
Unpacking ClimateCheck's data methodology for better understanding of physical climate risk analysis As the effects of c...
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What Real Estate Investors Need To Know About Adaptation and Mitigation
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ClimateCheck | Jun 15, 2023
Climate change is transforming real estate, requiring investors to understand what can be done to reduce the impact of e...
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Daniel Swain: UCLA climate researcher on importance of clear climate communication
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Tess Townsend | Jun 06, 2023
UCLA climate researcher Daniel Swain acts as an advisor to ClimateCheck. Swain received his PhD in Earth System Science ...
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The US real estate market is underestimating flood risk, says “Big Short” investor (CNBC)
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ClimateCheck | May 31, 2023
The United States real estate market is failing to properly account for flood risk — and that could lead to home value l...
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ClimateCheck 101: Understanding Physical Climate Risk Reports for Property Owners
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Sam Eckhouse | May 24, 2023
Property owners across the country are increasingly contending with the current and future challenges posed by climate c...
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Adaptation Works: How Property Owners Can Reduce Wildfire Risk and Insurance Costs
ClimateCheck | May 18, 2023
A recent report “We estimate that performing all three actions would yield an average reduction in expected loss per pro...
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How climate risks are driving home insurance premium spikes in Texas and Florida: The data
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ClimateCheck | May 09, 2023
Home insurance premiums One big factor driving up insurance premiums? “The states where climate tends to impact the wor...
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ClimateCheck Q&A: How the Climate Data Provider Helps Real Estate Investors
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Sam Eckhouse | May 03, 2023
Climate change presents significant risk to real estate. More frequent and severe extreme weather events such as floods,...
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Landcor CEO Q&A: How Canadian financial institutions can prepare for Guideline B-15
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Cal Inman | Apr 27, 2023
Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has As the regulatory environment in Canada changes, le...
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Webinar: How Environmental Consultants in Canada Use Climate Risk Assessments
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ClimateCheck | Apr 20, 2023
A growing number of real estate professionals and environmental consultants are seeking to assess properties for Unders...
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11 questions real estate investors must ask climate data providers
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Sam Eckhouse | Apr 13, 2023
When flood, fire or other disaster hits a property, investors can find themselves facing costly repairs or even total lo...
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Green Street: How climate impacts long-term growth for REITs
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ClimateCheck | Apr 13, 2023
Extreme weather and temperature events Transition-related risks such as the rising costs of energy and flood insurance p...
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B-15 climate risk management: What financial institutions in Canada need to know
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Cal Inman | Mar 30, 2023
B-15 is a new guideline issued by Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) that directs ho...
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IPCC: Next decade crucial to mitigate climate change, limit climate risk
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ClimateCheck | Mar 22, 2023
A new report The good news & bad news about the IPCC report The bad news: We’re on track to pass 1.5 degrees Celsius war...
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The role of climate risk assessment in due diligence for environmental consultants
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Sam Eckhouse | Mar 02, 2023
Climate risk poses a growing threat to property, driving real estate investors and environmental consultants to seek out...
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Real estate climate risk: What are your Property Resilience Measures (PRMs)?
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Maddie Kornfeld | Feb 23, 2023
The growing intensity and frequency of extreme temperature and weather events due to climate change presents both short ...
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KPMG US & ClimateCheck empower companies to respond to climate risks
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Cal Inman | Feb 21, 2023
Extreme weather is creating considerable human and capital costs. The 10 biggest climate-driven disasters of 2021 togeth...
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ClimateCheck Partners with Local Logic to Expand Climate Risk Data to Canada
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ClimateCheck | Feb 06, 2023
San Francisco (February 6, 2023) Local Logic clients ...
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ClimateCheck Releases Climate Risk Analysis for 300+ Cities
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Tess Townsend | Sep 04, 2022
ClimateCheck is making data for 300+ cities across 43 states available for free to consumers as part of its City Pages i...
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ClimateCheck Team Interview - Dr. Laura McGowan PhD Atmospheric Science, UC Davis
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Wendy Erickson | Aug 29, 2022
Dr. Laura McGowan PhD Atmospheric Science, UC Davis We are fortunate to have a great atmospheric scientist on our Climat...
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How the Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes clean energy & decarbonization
Wendy Erickson | Aug 24, 2022
On August 16th, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The landmark act contains the largest expen...
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How ClimateCheck assessed fire risk within the McKinney Fire perimeter
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Max Stiefel | Aug 14, 2022
Fire Risk Ratings and the McKinney Fire Perimeter On Friday, July 29, 2022 the The ClimateCheck Fire Risk Rating uses m...
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Why ClimateCheck uses multiple climate change scenarios
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Wendy Erickson | Jul 21, 2022
Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) Climate scenarios are used to represent a range of plausible outcomes for c...
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Hurricane Areas of Impact Are Changing Quickly due to Climate Change
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Madeira Lowe | Jul 03, 2022
As climate change expands the tropical climate regions, hurricane-prone regions are moving towards the North and South P...
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How climate change shifts native plan ranges
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Wendy Erickson | Jun 24, 2022
Native Plant Ranges and Climate Change Climate change is shifting temperatures around the world away from their historic...
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How nonprofits and activists impact local climate governance
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Wendy Erickson | Jun 05, 2022
Local Climate Governance Monitoring and mitigating climate change at a local level is important. Local governments and n...
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ClimateCheck Team Interview - Maximilian Stiefel PhD Geography UC Santa Barbara
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Wendy Erickson | May 17, 2022
Maximilian Stiefel PhD Geography UC Santa Barbara Our team at ClimateCheck uses complex modeling to understand how clima...
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ClimateCheck Team Interview - Dr Annie Preston PhD
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Wendy Erickson | May 06, 2022
Dr. Annie Preston PhD Computer Science, UC Davis Here is a chance to get to know our wonderful data visualization and ri...
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SEC proposes mandatory climate risk disclosures
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Wendy Erickson | Mar 24, 2022
On March 21st 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a In more detail, the proposed changes would ...
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Interviews with California Climate Migrants
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Wendy Erickson | Feb 20, 2022
After years of record breaking fire seasons in California, many individuals and families are making the hard decision to...
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What ClimateCheck Data Tells Us About Fire Risk in the Marshall Fire Area
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Wendy Erickson | Jan 23, 2022
The Marshall fire What Does the ClimateCheck Data Tell Us? Our ClimateCheck data shows us that homes in the Marshall fi...
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ClimateCheck's revamped wildfire risk assessment means more detail at the property level
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Wendy Erickson | Jan 07, 2022
ClimateCheck uses wildfire as one of our five indicators of climate risk. We base this measurement on the average percen...
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Are Tornadoes Connected to Climate Change?
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Wendy Erickson | Dec 22, 2021
The recent tornadoes that hit the Mid-Mississippi Valley are some of the most deadly in U.S. history. The worst of the d...
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The Biden Infrastructure Bills and Climate Change
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Wendy Erickson | Dec 03, 2021
In November 2021 President Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure package that includes funding to help America prote...
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Why is Wildfire Smoke so Hard to Predict?
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Wendy Erickson | Nov 22, 2021
Smoke produced by wildfires, including forest fires, can spread widely and cause public health risks to air quality. Cli...
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The Five States Hit Worst By Natural Disasters
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Cal Inman | Oct 28, 2021
The United States weathers more natural disasters than any other country in the world. From hurricanes to tornadoes, flo...
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Safeguarding the U.S. Economy from Climate-Related Financial Risk
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Wendy Erickson | Oct 21, 2021
The Biden Administration recently issued the 40-page executive order undefined Most current investment portfolios are b...
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Real estate investors need to know about these 2 climate risk categories
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Wendy Erickson | Oct 15, 2021
Climate change has led to the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events. For investors in real estate, ...
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A Renter's Guide to Extreme Weather
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Wendy Erickson | Sep 27, 2021
This last year has seen numerous damaging fires, floods, and hurricanes all throughout the United States. For renters or...
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Why Hurricanes Have More Rain Than Ever
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Wendy Erickson | Sep 07, 2021
The tropical depression Hurricane Ida and other recent storms have caused significant damage to our coastal communities ...
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Extreme Drought in 2021
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Wendy Erickson | Aug 12, 2021
In the summer of 2021, much of the Southwest and West United States has suffered under extreme and devastating drought c...
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Can Homeowners Purchase Hurricane Insurance?
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Wendy Erickson | May 01, 2021
Hurricanes are an increasingly worrisome threat for many homeowners, especially with the rising impact of climate change...
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Wildfires: States with highest risk to real estate property
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Annie Preston | Mar 17, 2021
Which states are the riskiest in terms of wildfire danger posed to homes? When assessing fire risk for a property, it’s ...
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Human health risks of climate-driven extreme heat
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Cal Inman | Mar 02, 2021
Over 650 people die each year in the United States because of extreme heat. Many more experience heat related illnesses....
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Do I Need Flood Insurance?
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Cal Inman | Feb 23, 2021
Your need for food insurance is based on the level of risk of flooding in your area vs your tolerance for potential dama...
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Wildfire Risk: Are We Building Just to Burn?
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Skylar Olsen | Feb 10, 2021
California and the Pacific Northwest are experiencing unprecedented wildfires. The severity, location, and timing of the...
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