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Are wildfires making the future uninsurable? : Planet Money Business & Economy
Business & Economy
13h ago

Are wildfires making the future uninsurable? : Planet Money

Over the past decade, increasingly catastrophic wildfires have wrought unprecedented destruction and upended the basic math of the insurance industry. In some of the riskiest parts of the country, homeowners have seen spiking premiums or lost their coverage altogether.Today on the show, we travel to the forested foothills of Northern California to see how communities in wildfire-prone areas are trying to conjure the private insurance market back into existence. What actually happens when a megafire comes knocking at your door. And what all this means for the biggest question: In the age of climate change, could the future simply become uninsurable?For more about how natural disasters are changing the insurance industry: Insurance in the time of climate changeInside the insurance industry’s destruction labEpisode 797: Flood Money Episode 570: The Fine Print Read: Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life Our weekly longform Planet Money newsletterOur weekly Indicator round-up newsletterFollow: InstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebookThis episode was produced by Vito Emanuel and edited by Jess Jiang. It was engineered by Travis Hagan and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer. Music: NPR Source Audio - "FasterFasterBrighter," "Country Butter," and "Chrome and Wax"Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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Pope Leo welcomed back to Peru, the country he called home : State of the World from NPR World News
World News
14h ago

Pope Leo welcomed back to Peru, the country he called home : State of the World from NPR

The Chicago-born pope has been touring South America, concluding with a visit to Peru. He lived there for decades before becoming pope. Pope Leo served as bishop in northern Peru through years of political turmoil, the COVID pandemic and a huge influx of migrants.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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Can Jensen Huang's departure help Nvidia's competitors catch up? : Consider This from NPR Technology
Technology
15h ago

Can Jensen Huang's departure help Nvidia's competitors catch up? : Consider This from NPR

Nvidia has long been the kingpin of the semiconductor industry – a company whose huge technological bets paid off, making its microchips the most in-demand in the world.But now that its CEO Jensen Huang is out amid an alleged spying and extramarital affair scandal, will the shake-up leave an opening for Nvidia’s competitors to catch up?In this episode, we dive deep on the strategies that put Nvidia ahead of the pack, and how other companies are positioned in this moment with Dylan Patel, founder and CEO of the AI and semiconductor research firm SemiAnalysis. This episode was produced by Kai McNamee and Connor Donevan, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams. It was edited by Christopher Intagliata and Ashley Brown. Our executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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