This tool helps insurers assess
wildfire risk at the address level.
The AER scientists in the FireLine team utilize advanced remote sensing technology to evaluate
wildfire risk at the property address level.
AER scientists manage the Fireline analytics to evaluate
wildfire risk at the property address level by using advanced remote sensing technology.
Not exact matches
The fires have put property worth billions of dollars
at risk in California, where
wildfires in the northern part of the state in October resulted in insured losses of more than $ 9 billion.
According to a 2015 report by CoreLogic, in the western U.S. alone there are now more than 897,000 residential properties in areas that are
at high or very high
risk for
wildfires.
According to data from the Insurance Information Institute, Idaho has the second - highest percentage of households
at high or extreme
risk from
wildfires.
Their results, published in the journal Climatic Change, point to the need for new or modified
wildfire management and evacuation programs in the nation's high -
risk regions, said Jia Coco Liu, a recent Ph.D. graduate
at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) and lead author of the study.
So as crews fight the forest fire just outside NCAR's border, scientists
at a facility that has enjoyed its idyllic perch along the Rocky Mountains for decades are wondering how severe the
wildfire risk will be in the coming years.
«This study adds to a growing body of knowledge about the increases in
wildfire risk and climate change,» said Chris Field, director of the Department of Global Ecology
at the Carnegie Institution for Science.
Areas where combustible vegetation grows that are
at risk from
wildfires have doubled in this time period.
The health of our forests and landscapes are
at risk across the nation, and the tree mortality crisis could be better addressed if not for the increasing percentage of the Forest Service budget going to fight
wildfire.
At the opposite end of precipitation extremes, drought also poses
risks to public health and safety.192 Drought conditions may increase the environmental exposure to a broad set of health hazards including
wildfires, dust storms, extreme heat events, flash flooding, degraded water quality, and reduced water quantity.
Californians are
at particular
risk from
wildfire - related health impacts, because the state has the largest population in the U.S. living in wildland - urban interface (inhabited areas approaching wildland areas) where there is an elevated
risk of being exposed to
wildfires.14 More than 11 million people, about 30 percent of the California population, live in these wildland - urban interfaces.5
As the planet warms, drought,
wildfire and changing weather patterns threaten some 400 billion trees in the Amazon, some of which are already
at risk from logging and mining.
Many homes in the mountains of Kittitas County, Wash., are
at severe
risk for a
wildfire.
With one of the deadliest
wildfires in the state's history raging in California, it doesn't seem likely many people will want to see a movie about a tragic
wildfire, but Only The Brave is a solid film that is a timely reminder of what is
at risk when a
wildfire breaks out.
This is especially true if your home is
at high
risk for certain threats like
wildfires.
This can be achieved by reducing hazardous fuels, «fire - proofing»
at -
risk properties, and investing in «Firewise» programs that help reduce the
risk of
wildfires through landscape and building material modifications.
In the past two decades, a quarter million people have moved into Colorado's red zones — the parts of the state
at risk for the most dangerous
wildfires.
This is a problem - based learning activity where students utilize NASA data to identify forested areas
at high
risk for
wildfire.
Los Padres composes a fraction of the 193 million acres of national forest and grasslands, approximately one - third of which are considered to be
at «high
risk» for severe
wildfires.
In the medium to long run these politicians are putting us
at greater
risk from drought,
wildfire, extreme weather, and rising sea levels.
As the global climate warms,
at -
risk communities need to improve governance of
wildfire issues, including landscape management, while also strengthening regional and international measures for cooperation, Goldammer tells Pacific Standard.
«One major concern about
wildfires becoming more frequent in permafrost areas is the potential to put the vast amounts of carbon stored there
at increased
risk of being emitted and further amplify warming,» said Todd Sanford, a climate scientist
at Climate Central and lead author of the group's newly released report on Alaskan
wildfires, by e-mail.
The
risk to property owners
at the «wildland - urban interface» in California (more than 5 million homes in southern coastal California, the Bay Area, and north of Sacramento) is projected to increase with the increase in
wildfires near these areas.
Such changes threaten the health of the watershed ecosystem and put nearby human communities
at greater
risk for more severe natural disasters such as landslides and
wildfires.
The aftermath of these fires will likely also have officials rethinking which areas are
at risk for
wildfire and better strategies for living in the «wildland - urban interface» — areas adjacent to wildlands that are
at risk of fire.
Climate disruption in California — including record high temperatures, ongoing drought, tree die off and bark beetle outbreaks — has increased the state's
wildfire risk by extending
wildfire seasons, expanding
at risk areas, and increasing fire size.
The fire has given the students, all of whom received their master's degrees
at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management on June 12, a chance to test a new synthesis of computer models designed to predict the
risks of flooding and debris flows during the rainy season following a
wildfire.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said, «Tree dies - offs of this magnitude are unprecedented and increase the
risk of catastrophic
wildfires that puts property and lives
at risk.»
Wildfire activity in western North America has increased significantly during the past three decades with longer fire seasons, more wildfire, increased home losses, and more lives
Wildfire activity in western North America has increased significantly during the past three decades with longer fire seasons, more
wildfire, increased home losses, and more lives
wildfire, increased home losses, and more lives
at risk.
From tornadoes to hail storms to
wildfires, your home is always
at risk, so make sure you're prepared with a comprehensive Harrodsburg homeowners insurance policy.
From hurricanes to tornadoes to
wildfires and flooding, there are many ways that the unpredictable weather can put your home
at risk.
From tornadoes to hail storms to
wildfires, your home is always
at risk, so make sure you're prepared with a comprehensive Fisherville homeowners insurance policy.
From tornadoes to hail storms to
wildfires, your home is always
at risk, so make sure you're prepared with a comprehensive Versailles homeowners insurance policy.
From tornadoes to hail storms to
wildfires, your home is always
at risk, so make sure you're prepared with a comprehensive Bardstown homeowners insurance policy.
From coastal flooding to
wildfires and tornadoes, the unpredictable weather puts every home
at risk.
Homes abutting forests or natural areas in parts of eastern Washington are
at higher
risk for
wildfire damage than residential areas in urban areas, or those located in the damper western regions of the state.
As the climate changes and California's vast wilderness dries and dies, ever - growing swaths of the Golden State are
at risk of replicating the same sorts of massive
wildfires...
The Wildland - Urban Interface (aka, the WUI), which contains 46 million single family homes, several hundred thousands of businesses and a population of more than 120 million and growing, is
at a higher
risk from
wildfires.
Homeowners must also take responsibility for creating defensible zones around their home if their property is
at a higher
risk for
wildfires.
In addition to earthquakes, Oregon is the eighth-most
wildfire - prone state, with 148,800 households
at high or extreme
risk from
wildfires, according to 2017 estimates by the Insurance Information Institute.
This combination could eventually lead to softening prices, more inventory, and hyper - local shifts in demand for homes in markets
at risk for floods, hurricanes, and
wildfires.