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The Sequence That Led to Smoke - California Wildfires Explained


COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 11, 2018, Demotech coordinated a webinar with Athenium Analytics describing the magnitude of the recent fire season in California, including information on the underlying conditions and causes of Holy Fire, Mendocino Complex, Cranston, Carr, Holiday, West, Klamathon, Creek and Pawnee, Woolsey, Camp and other wildfires.

Leigh Munchak, Vice President of Meteorology at Athenium Analytics, shared insights on the recent Golden State wildfires ? aerial imagery of the affected areas, the environmental risk factors that contributed to the size and spread of the blazes, and how climate change may impact future fire seasons.  Along with Mike Bennett, Vice President of Product Strategies and Josh Watkinson, Director of Product Strategies, Ms. Munchak laid out the factors that play into the frequency and magnitude of wildfire events and the predictive models that Athenium Analytics have developed to help insurance companies manage risk more effectively.  The full webinar can be viewed on Demotech's YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/LpBmhH-VKyw and a copy of the presentation can be requested by emailing [email protected].

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SOURCE Demotech, Inc.


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