A Tidal Wave of Insurance Problems in America?

by Larry Shultz | Feb 26, 2024 | Biophysical Economics, Cities, Climate, Democracy, Public Policy, Real Estate, Social Security

Surging home insurance costs could force families to leave these 10 states | Fox Business As actually existing perils are factored into insurance policies, including earthquake, wildfire, hurricane, etc risk and they are factored into future costs due to a changing...

Positional Goods and a Warming World

by Larry Shultz | Feb 24, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Climate, Democracy, Energy, Human and Civil rights, Public Policy

Scientists’ warning on affluence | Nature Communications

PM 2.5 and O3 in Our Future Climate

by Larry Shultz | Feb 13, 2024 | Climate, Covid-19, Ecology, Public Health, Public Policy

I decided to sign up for a Zoom meeting with these air quality scientists on 2-14. I want to see their modeling for the air quality in the future. Obviously, it will be impacted by more wildfires. LS Climate change reversing gains in air quality across the U.S.: study...

AMOC Havoc a Physics Based Model; Science 2 2014

by Larry Shultz | Feb 11, 2024 | Climate, Physical Chemistry

Physics-based early warning signal shows that AMOC is on tipping course (science.org) Hopefully, when this does occur, it will prevent the formation of one single NH zone from the now current 3 zones. It is supposed to strengthen the Hadly cell. This is good news as...

Panics and Manias and Veblen Goods, Oh My

by Larry Shultz | Feb 10, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Cities, Climate, Democracy, Emergent Properties, Public Health, Public Policy, Retirement

America’s Most Expensive Home for Sale Hits the Market for $295 Million – WSJ Donahue invented mutual funds. Each grandchild gets a cool $1 million at 18 or 21. I have been by there numerous times on a boat and just walking to the south end of the sparkling...

by Larry Shultz | Feb 1, 2024 | Climate, Democracy, Ecology, Education, Human and Civil rights, Public Health, Public Policy

Just over a third think higher education is a net win. 40% think it isa a zero-sum game (with student loans) and just over a fifth think it is a less than zero sum game, thus it provides negative utility. Honestly, many people attend and thus have no earnings for a...