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#Ghouls People are making #wildfire bets on #PredictionMarkets. Experts say it could lead to disaster. When the Eaton fire swept through the LA neighborhood of Altadena last year, it claimed 19 lives & incinerated thousands of buildings—one of which was the home of Kaitlyn Trudeau’s grandfather. His house burned to the ground; he lost everything. But while he grappled with #trauma, others saw dollar signs in the #disaster. #ClimateChange #Profiteers

In Jan 2025, as the LA #wildfires raged, people placed bets on #Polymarket, one of the leading #PredictionMarkets. They waged money on how many acres the fires would consume, which locations the flames would reach & when they would be contained. It was “pretty dystopian,” said Trudeau, a California-based climate scientist, who works at the non-profit Climate Central. “It’s not just easy to start a fire—now there’s potentially a financial incentive.” #ClimateChange #Profiteers #Ghouls #disaster

Deadly 'fire thunderstorms' are forming across the US. And cities may be powerless to stop them https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/deadly-fire-thunderstorms-firestorms Mega-firestorms are erupting around the globe. And we’re not prepared #pyrocumulonimbus #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Profiteers #Manslaughter

Low-altitude flights reveal Amazon methane emissions far above climate model estimates https://phys.org/news/2026-07-altitude-flights-reveal-amazon-methane.html About 65% of global methane emissions come from anthropogenic sources such as agriculture, fossil fuel production and use, and waste management. #Methane #HiddenScience #Profiteers #Ecocide #AssaultingHumanity #Amazon