Life BrieflyResearchers mapped NYC's flood-prone "Blue Zones," revealing that over 20% of the city - including unexpected inland areas - faces flooding risk.
Just KevinFive knots per decade increase in hurricane windspeed is something that the insurance industry should be paying attention to but I am not an actuarial scientist so maybe they just think business-as-usual is fine. #ClimateRisk
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Levent Kurnaz🌡️ Copernicus C3S seasonal forecast is out for Summer 2026 (JJA):
Central & Eastern Europe: +1 to +2°C above normal
Turkey & Eastern Med: 60–70% chance of above-median rainfall
Heat and anomalous precipitation together — a combination worth watching closely for climate risk planning.
🔗 https://climate.copernicus.eu
#Copernicus #ClimateRisk #Summer2026 #Heatwave
Catastrophe Risk & ResilienceHave you signed up to the Journal Newsletter? It is a free compilation of all the latest #JCRR research and insights delivered in one handy digital mailout.
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In December 2025, we published a paper by authors Jesse Gourevitch Environmental Defense Fund, Max Snyder University of California, and Carolyn Kousky Environmental Defense Fund, which explored the effects of risk-based pricing reform on flood insurance uptake - https://journalofcrr.com/research/03-07-gourevitch-et-al/
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Effects of Risk-based Pricing Reform on Flood Insurance Uptake - Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience
In this article, authors Jesse Gourevitch Environmental Defense Fund, Max Snyder University of California, and Carolyn Kousky Environmental Defense Fund, explore the effects of risk-based pricing reform on flood insurance uptake.
TheBadPlaceyahoo news | Larry Fink and Making BlackRock Great Again
Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock—the world’s largest asset manager with roughly $14 trillion under management and a fresh influx of $1.8 trillion over the past five years—has become more than just a financial overseer. Since 2012 he has issued annual public letters to the CEOs of every publicly‑traded company in BlackRock’s portfolio, laying out a vision of “purpose‑driven” capitalism. The letters, echoing the style of Warren Buffett’s shareholder missives, have turned the firm’s sheer scale into a platform for shaping the rules of the market, arguing that companies must serve broader societal goals, improve governance, and address climate risk.
In recent months Fink has embraced a distinctly American brand of “national capitalism,” urging companies to prioritize domestic investment, supply‑chain resilience, and infrastructure that supports U.S. strategic interests. The author of the piece, John Authers, contends that this rhetoric is misplaced: the United States’ historic investment dynamism has not stemmed from protectionist policies but from a system that welcomed global capital, allowed firms to pursue the most profitable opportunities abroad, and rewarded innovation through open markets. By turning BlackRock’s clout toward a nativist agenda, Fink risks sidelining the very drivers—cross‑border money flows and competitive risk‑taking—that have powered U.S. growth for decades.
Authers warns that conflating the stewardship of a massive fund with the advocacy of a nationalist economic doctrine creates a dangerous precedent. When the world’s largest pool of money starts policing where investment should go, it amplifies policy influence beyond democratic checks and may skew capital toward politically favored sectors rather than the most efficient uses. The article calls for a clearer separation between the fiduciary role of asset managers and the political ambitions of their CEOs, reminding readers that “national capitalism” cannot replace the open, globally‑connected investment landscape that has historically underpinned America’s prosperity.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-27/larry-fink-and-making-blackrock-great-again
#larryfink #blackrock #assetmanager #climaterisk #nationalcapitalism
Tipping points > Trade wars. Robert Muggah warns that ecosystem collapse is the ultimate geopolitical risk. As biophysical foundations fail, we face cascading non-linear shocks: food price spikes, displacement, and eroded state legitimacy. The "safe zone" is behind us. 🌍📉
Tipping points and ecosystem collapse are the real geopolitical risk (commentary)
The focus of experts in global security tends to orbit familiar threats. War in Europe and the Middle East. Trade disruption and financial volatility. Technology shocks and threats to information integrity. But the most consequential driver of instability is unfolding under our feet and over our heads. The world’s climate system is edging toward tipping points and nature is […]
“Not all climate risk products are created equal.”
#ClimateChange is increasing the risk of atmospheric perils - which in turn is causing broader uptake of #CatastropheModels.
But as the authors of this recently published #JCRR research paper reveals, the range of loss estimates from the state level to the asset level varies: https://journalofcrr.com/research/04-01-dusseau-et-al/
Go-financeIndia’s monsoon drives the economy—what happens if it changes? 🌾
Discover the real risks behind solar geoengineering.
👉 Learn more: https://go-infofinance.com/blog/indian-stock-market-recovery-trends
#MonsoonMatters #ClimateRisk #AgricultureIndia #EconomicStability #ClimateScience #FuturePlanning
