disasters
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While some insurers are charging higher premiums, others are dropping condo HOAs and their owners altogether due to rising losses from natural disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires, and increasing reinsurance costs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
One argument against worrying about superintelligent AI is that the world is full of unlikely humanity-ending disasters, and trying to avert them all can make it impossible to prioritize, says Canal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It also assumed add-ons of 5% for independent production companies and 5% for labor costs in areas the Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared disasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some 18% of Indian land is Himalayan, yet the region accounts for about 35% of disasters, according to the report.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Perhaps some bands were driven north by wars, demographic pressures or natural disasters.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
