Ready for the new normal? Los Angeles faces up to unprecedented wildfires

Force majeure: an event that’s above and beyond our control. That expression borrowed by insurers from the French to describe what may otherwise be described as an act of God. Los Angeles’ devastating wildfires certainly qualify as force majeure: the explosive cocktail of prolonged drought, low humidity and hurricane-force winds together sparking an unprecedented disaster. But is it all down to Mother Nature? 

Jan 14, 2025 - 19:00
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Ready for the new normal? Los Angeles faces up to unprecedented wildfires
Force majeure: an event that’s above and beyond our control. That expression borrowed by insurers from the French to describe what may otherwise be described as an act of God. Los Angeles’ devastating wildfires certainly qualify as force majeure: the explosive cocktail of prolonged drought, low humidity and hurricane-force winds together sparking an unprecedented disaster. But is it all down to Mother Nature? 

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