Global heating effects are wiping out the peach crop in the southern US: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/29/peach-harvest-southern-united-states-farming If only the farmers understood this, they might start voting to curb global heating. The article's title says "decimated" but that word is an understatement here.
#Earthquake (#deprem) M2.8 strikes 24 km E of #İznik (#Turkey) 2 min ago. More info: http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1548764
【 Unfortunately the threat of a serious flash flooding event across central Spain appears to be materializing. This is Guadamur, Toledo. 】
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https://x.com/wxnb_/status/1698410843325464687?s=12
Home insurers cut natural disasters from policies as climate risks grow
At least five large U.S. property insurers — including Allstate, American Family, Nationwide, Erie Insurance Group and Berkshire Hathaway — have told regulators that extreme weather patterns caused by climate change have led them to stop writing coverages in some regions, exclude protections from various weather events and raise monthly premiums and deductibles.
Major insurers say they will cut out damage caused by hurricanes, wind and hail from policies underwriting property along coastlines and in wildfire country, according to a voluntary survey conducted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, a group of state officials who regulate rates and policy forms.
Insurance providers are also more willing to drop existing policies in some locales as they become more vulnerable to natural disasters. Most home insurance coverages are annual terms, so providers are not bound to them for more than one year.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/03/natural-disaster-climate-insurance/
ICYMI: #News #TopStories Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley criticized a colleague for not recusing from a case involving a donor. Six years ago, she helped kill a measure requiring those recusals. https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2023/09/02/wisconsin-supreme-court-justice-rebecca-bradley-criticized-a-colleague-for-not-recusing-from-a-case-involving-a-donor-six-years-ago-she-helped-kill-a-measure-requiring-those-recusals/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
“Yogi - Smarter than the average Berra”
“He has his fail between his legs.”
Do not goad Yentl into that good light.
Old maids should burn and rave at clothes of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of delight.
"Don’t get your nickles in a twist”
I Like Mike*
#MisspokenQuotes #HashTagGames
* 1950s presidential election campaign slogan.
“Someone woke up on the wrong slide off the bed.”
“Without a car in the world”
“He has a hip on his shoulders.”
"What doesn't kill you makes you stranger."
"Scooby-Dooby-Don't!"
"Tomorrow is another date.”
Mick Jagger: “I’ll never be your beets of bourbon”
#MisspokenQuotes
#HashtagGames
I probably should’ve saved this one for when we do #MisheardLyrics
“Sharp as a tick”
G+ refugee and simply want my instance to work reliably.