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Millions of American homeowners like Mary Morse find themselves stuck in a financial bind, facing mounting risks from wildfires and floods linked to climate change while their home insurance rates rocket upwards. Increasingly, the crowning blow comes when insurers withdraw coverage, leaving individuals and even entire communities vulnerable. I got a letter from my insurance company that said, We re not going to serve your area anymore , Morse, 75, told CBS News about her Pine Cove, California, home. I even sent [the insurance agent] a picture of my fire hydrant. It didn t help. The growing risk of wildfire means that some parts of California are becoming essentially uninsurable , according to a new analysis from the First Street Foundation, a non-profit that studies climate risks, shared first with CBS News. The research has alarming implications for homeowners across the U.S., with even residents of inland states such as Kentucky, South Dakota and West Virginia facing sharply higher insurance costs because of increa stanley cups sed damage from extreme weather that experts attribute in part to climate change. About 35.6 million pr stanley cup operties mdash; one-quarter of all U.S. real estate mdash; face increasing insurance prices and reduced coverage due to high climate risks, the analysis found. The stanley cup rise in insurance costs isn t merely a hit to homeowners budgets, however mdash; the higher costs also devalue their properties, First Street said. Abso Wcmn Michigan becomes first state in Midwest to allow recreational marijuana
Zika virus concerns have forced the Pirates-Marlins series out of Puerto Rico, with the two games instead shifted to Miami this month.Major League Baseball and the players union made the announcement Friday. Pittsburgh and Miami will meet May 30-31 at Marlins Park.The union had asked Commissioner Rob Manfred to relocate the games after several players expressed fears about getting and possibly transmitting the Zika virus. adidas campus af1 Authorities brace for Zika virus in U.S. 06:20 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said Zika can cause a birth defect ca jordan lled microcephaly, where infants are born with unusually small heads. The virus is most often spread by mosquito bites, but it also can be spread through sexual intercourse. You trust the process that the union and the league is going to do what s best for everyone and make sure they take care of everyone, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said before Friday night s game against Philadelphia.The CDC had spoken to players and staff from the Pirates and Marlins about the potential risks. Go visit my beautiful Puerto Rico !! Still dont understand why MLB cancel the games down in PR! Wow! tweeted Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, who s from the island.Manfred said players who objected to the trip beca