Betting on Disaster: The Ethical Minefield of Wildfire Prediction Markets

As the frequency and intensity of climate-driven disasters accelerate globally, a controversial new frontier has emerged in the world of decentralized finance: disaster prediction markets. Platforms like Polymarket have positioned…

The New Normal: How Persistent Wildfire Smoke is Reshaping Childhood in the American West

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For generations, summer in Montana was defined by the sensory…