Stretching Your Dollar: How Climate Change Affects Your Home
Climate change isn't just having detrimental effects on the planet, it's also putting a dent in our wallets. Dave Jones, director of climate risk initiative at UC Berkeley, joined 'Stretching Your Dollar' to talk about ways that climate change can impact our everyday lives, including causing property damage. Jones also talked about the importance of home insurance, particularly in high-risk areas.
Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to the dry grass below and quickly igniting a row of flames.
The wildfire that swept across Maui a week ago turned one of the nation’s most celebrated island vistas into an ashen moonscape and killed at least 99 people, a number that officials warn could rise by scores as the search continues.
