CALIFORNIA MOVES TO CREATE PUBLIC WILDFIRE ALGORITHM TO EASE INSURANCE CRISIS

Fire and insurance experts convened on Tuesday to help California take a step toward solving its insurance issues with big data. “We are here to try to tackle a crisis.,” said panelist Amy Bach, who heads the nonprofit advocacy group United Policyholders in San Francisco.

The meeting was virtual, but it tackled a harsh reality: California faces near-constant wildfire risk. “It’s driven by humans, climate, and topography, and vegetation -- all of which are changing,” said panelist Alexandra Syphard with the Conservation Biology Institute.

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